musketry

[ muhs-ki-tree ]

noun
  1. Military. the technique of bringing fire from a group of rifle and automatic weapons to bear on specified targets.

  2. muskets collectively.

  1. musketeers collectively.

Origin of musketry

1
From the French word mousqueterie, dating back to 1640–50. See musket, -ry

Words Nearby musketry

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How to use musketry in a sentence

  • Irregular spurts of musketry heralded the appearance of confused masses of armed men.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Her voice and the sound of her footsteps were alike drowned by a rattle of musketry from other parts of the ruin.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • By 8.0 the musketry and the shelling began to slacken down although there was a good deal of desultory shooting.

  • No sooner had the pickets been thrown out, than the rattling of musketry commenced all along the line.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Cannon and musketry roared and rattled, not in volleys, but in one continual din.

British Dictionary definitions for musketry

musketry

/ (ˈmʌskɪtrɪ) /


noun
  1. muskets or musketeers collectively

  2. the technique of using small arms

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