blunderbuss

• Sustantivo que designa un arma de fuego corta, de cañón ancho y con la boca en forma de trompeta o embudo, usada históricamente para disparar a corta distancia. También se aplica por extensión a una escopeta antigua o a un arma tosca y de gran dispersión de perdigones.

A noun referring to a short musket with a wide bore and a flared muzzle, historically used for close-range shooting.

1. Historical firearmC1formal

   A short musket with a wide bore and a flared muzzle, used in the past for firing a large number of small shot at close range.

   Blunderbuss, trabuco de cañón abocinado

   • The soldier carried a blunderbuss for close combat.
   • Museums often display antique blunderbusses from the 18th century.
   • The blunderbuss was notoriously inaccurate but devastating at short range.