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horse pistol

/ˈhɔːrs ˌpɪstl/

Traducción: Pistola grande y pesada que llevaban los soldados de caballería en los siglos XVI al XVIII, normalmente disparada a caballo. El término hoy está anticuado y rara vez se usa en contextos modernos.

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/ˈhɔːrs ˌpɪstl/formalobsoleto
  • esPistola grande y pesada que llevaban los soldados de caballería en los siglos XVI al XVIII, normalmente disparada a caballo. El término hoy está anticuado y rara vez se usa en contextos modernos.

A large, heavy pistol carried by cavalry soldiers in the 16th to 18th centuries, typically fired from horseback. The term is now archaic and rarely used in modern contexts.

  1. Historical firearmC1formal

    A large, heavy pistol carried by cavalry soldiers in the 16th to 18th centuries, often used from horseback.

    espistola de arzón

    • The museum displayed a collection of horse pistols from the Napoleonic era.
    • Cavalrymen would draw their horse pistol when charging into battle.
    • A horse pistol was typically longer and more powerful than an ordinary handgun.