Musketry (Noun)
Meaning 1
Musketeers and their muskets collectively.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The sound of musketry filled the air as the musketeers fired their muskets in a synchronized volley.
- Musketry rang out across the battlefield as the opposing forces clashed in a frenzy of smoke and steel.
- The captain led his company of musketeers into position, ready to unleash a withering barrage of musketry upon the enemy.
- The old fort's walls were breached by a concentrated blast of musketry, its defenses no match for the invading army's firepower.
- As the enemy lines came into view, the commander gave the order to open fire, and the thunderous sound of musketry shook the earth.
Meaning 2
The technique of using small arms (especially in battle).
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.