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musket ball

musket ball noun: a spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.

musket ball: a spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket
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Noun

musket ball (plural musket balls)

  1. (historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
    • Archaeologists excavating the site of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire have uncovered the foundations of a medieval gatehouse, on which are around 200 marks and indentations from pistol and musket balls. A further 40 musket balls were removed from nearby soil, where the moat would have been located.2023 February 8, “HS2 archaeologists uncover evidence of early Civil War skirmish”, in RAIL, number 976, page 24

Forms of musket ball

pluralmusket balls

Questions about musket ball

What does musket ball mean?
Musket ball means a spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
What part of speech is musket ball?
Musket ball is a noun.
What is the plural of musket ball?
The plural of musket ball is musket balls.

Words near musket ball in the dictionary

  1. muskelunges
  2. Muskenetcong
  3. Musker
  4. Muskerry
  5. musket
  6. musket ball
  7. musket balls
  8. musketade
  9. musketades
  10. musketed
  11. musketeer

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