musketry

American  

[muhs-ki-tree] / ˈmʌs kɪ tri /

noun

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

2. muskets collectively.

3. musketeers collectively.

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musketry British  

/ ˈmʌskɪtrɪ /

noun

1. muskets or musketeers collectively

2. the technique of using small arms

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Etymology

Origin of musketry

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

Example Sentences

Interrupted by a bitter and irrelevent crescendo of musketry, the music of Richard Wagner ceased, in 1917, to be heard at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here and there amidst the soft guitars could be heard an occasional rattle of rearguard musketry.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the smoke of musketry wreathed Bunker Hill,* a young man sat working in a library a few miles away.

From Time Magazine Archive

Waxell called for musketry, aimed high; the Aleuts fell flat on their faces from shock.

From Time Magazine Archive

A great roar of musketry from behind the hill.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara