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musket [Brit ˈmʌskɪt, Am ˈməskət] N

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musket attr fire, drill

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The barrel of a musket was usually smooth bore. en.wikipedia.org

It also provided protection from rain for the soldier's musket and powder. en.wikipedia.org

The cuirassiers reached the crossroads but were driven back by close range artillery and musket fire. en.wikipedia.org

There were other purposes: the "close-order drill" was a particular cadence count for the complex sequence of loading and firing a musket. en.wikipedia.org

This increased the typical effective range of a musket from about 50 yards to several hundred yards. en.wikipedia.org

Artillery barrages and musket fire brought (relatively) heavy casualties to each side, the fighting continuing even past commands to stop. en.wikipedia.org

A vicious close range cannon and musket duel ensued, the two ships hidden by smoke as the battle continued elsewhere. en.wikipedia.org

His untrained supporters were quickly defeated by the professionals, and hundreds were cut down by cannon- and musket-fire. en.wikipedia.org

It ignited 4,000 prepared charges, which in turn ignited of black powder and 1,000,000 musket cartridges. en.wikipedia.org

In it, a hare steals a hunter's musket and eyeglasses and begins to hunt the hunter. en.wikipedia.org

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