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Meaning of harquebus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɑɹkɪbʌs

Definitions

  1. An obsolete matchlock firearm.
  2. A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.

Equivalents

Čeština arkebuza
Deutsch Arkebuse Hakenbüchse
Ελληνικά αρκεβούζιο
Español arcabuz
Suomi arkebuusi hakapyssy
Français arquebuse
Galego arcabuz
Bahasa Indonesia senapan kopak
Italiano archibugio
日本語 火縄銃
한국어 조총
Nederlands haakbus
Polski arkabuz arkebuz arkebuza hakownica
Português arcabuz
Română archebuză
Русский аркебуза пищаль
Slovenčina hákovnica
ไทย ปืนไฟ
Tagalog alkabus astinggal
Türkçe arkebüz
Українська пищаль

Examples

“All the while they had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, that as soone as ever they saw the harquebuse raised to the cheeke, so soon were they on the ground, and eftsoone to answer with their bowes, and to the their way, if by chance they perceived that we were about to take them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

harr Harrah Harral Harralson Harran Harrap

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