fusil
- noun
- /ˈfjuːzəl/
- Archaic
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fusil
- The museum displayed a beautifully crafted fusil, showcasing the gun-making skills of the era.
Examples
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Some shot off their fusils and shouted a greeting to the newcomers.
Fiction book (1994) -
I negotiated my way through the mesquite trees, catching a whiff of my sweat and the faint powder residue of the fusil.
Fiction book (1997) -
I should have come up on the bull another way and had my fusil cocked.
Fiction book (1994) -
Heyward has only his fusil as a bludgeon.
Fiction book (1992) -
His massive arms spread, revealing his war club in his left fist and his fusil in his right hand. HAWKEYE waiting for the attack.
Fiction book (1992) -
Pulling his fusil (short musket), seeing, firing, reaching for the women...
Fiction book (1992) -
Hier, tu as préparé ton fusil.
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By the Munro daughters spins, swinging his fusil like a baseball bat, upending one Huron and lunging with his bayonet in his left towards another.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the 18th century, soldiers often carried a fusil as their primary weapon during battles.
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During the reenactment, each participant was required to have a full fusil for authenticity.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fusil came from French, where it once named a small piece of 'fire-steel' used to make sparks. Because early muskets used a flint and steel to make a spark, the name moved to the gun, so a fusil is a light flintlock musket.
