English dictionary

firelock

/'f/aI//-/r,l/A/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

noun.artifact

Synonyms flintlock

Source: WordNet 3.0
An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.

noun

Source: webster1913