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arquebus

/ˈɑːr.kwɪ.bəs/

Traduction: Ancienne arme à feu portative à long canon, utilisée du XVe au XVIIe siècle, généralement tirée depuis un support.

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noun

/ˈɑːr.kwɪ.bəs/C2formaltechnicalobsolète
  • frAncienne arme à feu portative à long canon, utilisée du XVe au XVIIe siècle, généralement tirée depuis un support.

An obsolete firearm with a long barrel, used from the 15th to the 17th century, typically fired from a support.

  1. Obsolete firearmC2formal

    An early type of portable gun with a long barrel, fired from a support, used in the 15th to 17th centuries.

    frArquebuse

    • The soldier aimed his arquebus at the approaching enemy.
    • Arquebuses were notoriously slow to reload.
    • The invention of the arquebus changed medieval warfare.

    Synonymeshackbuthagbutharquebus

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  • arquebuses plural form
  • arquebuses' possessive plural form
  • arquebus's possessive singular form