arquebus
noun
any of several small-caliber long guns operated by a matchlock or wheel-lock mechanism, dating from about 1400.
arquebuses
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pluralof arquebus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Spaniard brought only 11 ships, some 450 men, 16 horses and a modest collection of cannons, crossbows and arquebuses, precursors to the musket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Armorers did a brisk business in swords, helmets and arquebuses, forerunners of the musket.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marguerite ran to a captain who was on the point of leaving the Louvre and was engaged in having his men's arquebuses loaded.
From Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas père
Meantime here and there windows began to be thrown open in the neighborhood, and according to the pacific or bellicose dispositions of their inhabitants, were barricaded or bristled with muskets and arquebuses.
From Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas père
At the same time, at the end of the principal alley, he had caught a glimpse of the white aigrettes and the shining arquebuses of the King's bodyguard.
From Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas père
