musketry

[ muhs-ki-tree ]

/ ˈmʌs kɪ tri /

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noun

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

muskets collectively.

musketeers collectively.

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Origin of musketry

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

Words nearby musketry

Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket, musketeer, musketry, muskie, Muskingum, musk mallow, muskmelon, Muskogean

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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.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
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.
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier|Warren Olney

British Dictionary definitions for musketry

musketry

/ (ˈmʌskɪtrɪ) /

noun

muskets or musketeers collectively

the technique of using small arms

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