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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArquebus
/ˈɑːr.kwɪ.bəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A portable flintlock or matchlock firearm supported on a tripod or hook, used in the 15th to 17th centuries.
"The foot soldiers lined up on the ridge, aiming their heavy arquebuses toward the advancing cavalry." - 2
An early type of long gun that preceded the musket in European armies.
"Historical reenactors carefully loaded black powder into the barrel of the antique arquebus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French arquebuse, which itself came from the Dutch haakbus, meaning hook gun (from haak, hook, and bus, box or gun barrel). The term evolved during the 15th century to describe an early form of muzzle-loaded firearm supported on a hook or tripod.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Arquebus" is said worldwide
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arquebuse
Transliteration: arkybuz
"Les soldats portaient une arquebuse au combat."
Hakenbüchse
Transliteration: haːkn̩ˌbʏksə
"Die Hakenbüchse war im 15. Jahrhundert weit verbreitet."
archibugio
Transliteration: arkiˈbuːdʒo
"L'archibugio ha rivoluzionato le tattiche militari."
arcabuz
Transliteration: arkaˈβuθ
"El soldado disparó su arcabuz contra el enemigo."
arcabuz
Transliteration: aɾkaˈbuʃ
"O arcabuz era a arma principal da infantaria."
अर्कबस
Transliteration: arkabas
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इतिहास में सैनिकों ने अर्कबस का इस्तेमाल किया।"
鸟铳
Transliteration: niǎo chòng
Script: 中文汉字
"古代士兵使用鸟铳作战。"
아르케부스
Transliteration: areu-ke-bu-seu
Script: 한국어 한글
"중세 군인들은 아르케부스를 사용했습니다."
火縄銃
Transliteration: hinawajū
Script: 日本語
"足軽は火縄銃で武装していた。"
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