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musketry
[ muhs-ki-tree ]
noun
- Military. the technique of bringing fire from a group of rifle and automatic weapons to bear on specified targets.
- muskets collectively.
- musketeers collectively.
musketry
/ ˈmʌskɪtrɪ /
noun
- muskets or musketeers collectively
- the technique of using small arms
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Irregular spurts of musketry heralded the appearance of confused masses of armed men.
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Her voice and the sound of her footsteps were alike drowned by a rattle of musketry from other parts of the ruin.
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By 8.0 the musketry and the shelling began to slacken down although there was a good deal of desultory shooting.
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No sooner had the pickets been thrown out, than the rattling of musketry commenced all along the line.
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Cannon and musketry roared and rattled, not in volleys, but in one continual din.
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