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
He also standardized the calibres of the arquebuses of the French army, and from this characteristic feature of the improved weapon arose the English term “caliver.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Half a dozen arquebuses and pistols decorated the mantel-piece, giving the room something of the air of an armoury.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
Najara and his companions fell on their knees and celebrated the setting up of the cross by shooting off their arquebuses with the utmost devotion and reverence.
