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.

Origin of musketry

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

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Historical Examples of musketry

He awaited, in an agony of suspense, the rattle of the musketry.
The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")
Nathaniel Hawthorne
This was all done with musketry, no heavy guns being used at this place.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
On the 28th, Lockwood, our musketry expert, was severely wounded in the chest.
With Manchesters in the East
Gerald B. Hurst
There fell so heavy a rain at that moment that the musketry was of no use.
Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Complete
Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
It was from there that the musketry fire, which was growing hotter, had proceeded.
The Downfall
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for musketry

musketry

noun

muskets or musketeers collectively
the technique of using small arms

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Word Origin and History for musketry

1640s, from French mousqueterie, from mousquet "musket" (see musket), on analogy of Italian moschetteria.