Meaning of à rouet | Babel Free
Definitions
Having a small wheel fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging them.
historical, not-comparable
Examples
“The earliest pistols were made with wheels (à rouet), and the barrel did not measure more than a foot in length.”
“Soon the petronel was replaced by the arquebuse à rouet, and a little later on by the wheel-lock pistol, which was first used by the German cavalry at the battle of St. Quentin, in 1557.”
“In 1639–42, the average value of an arquebus à rouet was 80 livres; flintlock muskets were valued at 6 livres.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.