flintlock mechanism

noun

A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounflintlock mechanism (plural flintlock mechanisms)

plural flintlock mechanisms

  1. A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Translations

Spanish llave de chispa
  • llave de chispaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

flintlock mechanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flintlock%20mechanism

MLA

“flintlock mechanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flintlock%20mechanism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flintlock mechanism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flintlock%20mechanism.

Source: flintlock mechanism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.