arquebus
IPA: ˈɑrkwʌbʌs
noun
- Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”). [An obsolete matchlock firearm.]
verb
- (transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
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Examples of "arquebus" in Sentences
- The arquebus compared to archery.
- The arquebus was fired by a matchlock mechanism.
- The caliver was the lighter form of the arquebus.
- The main firearm of that period was the arquebus.
- The arquebus was more sensitive to humid weather.
- The arquebus seems to disappear as the musket got lighter.
- The Spaniard was killed in the battle by an arquebus shot.
- An arquebus was also significantly more dangerous to its user.
- Other Landsknechts would use the arquebus, the precursor to the musket.
- The musket replaced the arquebus, and was in turn replaced by the rifle.
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