FLINTLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flintlock mean? 

• FLINTLOCK (noun)
  The noun FLINTLOCK has 2 senses:

1. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

2. an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

  Familiarity information: FLINTLOCK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLINTLOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

firelock; flintlock

Hypernyms ("flintlock" is a kind of...):

muzzle loader (an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle)

Meronyms (parts of "flintlock"):

flintlock (an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flintlock" is a kind of...):

firing mechanism; gunlock (the action that ignites the charge in a firearm)

Meronyms (parts of "flintlock"):

gunflint (the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon)

Holonyms ("flintlock" is a part of...):

firelock; flintlock (a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock)