| 释义 |
musketry|ˈmʌskɪtrɪ|
Also 7–8 musquetry.
[ad. F. mousqueterie, f. mousquet: see musket2 and -ery, -ry.]
1. Muskets collectively.
Chiefly in discharge, fire of musketry (passing into sense 2).
1646Eldred Gunners Glasse 136 The Musquetry and Hargubusry. 1777W. Dalrymple Trav. Sp. & Port. civ, Joined together by a wall with loopholes, defencible only by musquetry. 1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. 222 When, pouring upon them the whole fire of their cannon and musquetry, almost every shot took place. 1884F. M. Crawford Rom. Singer I. 28 Which he fired out of his mouth like discharges of musketry.
2. The fire of muskets.
1756Washington Lett. Writ. 1889 I. 322 A garrison which was only intended to defend the stores, and might be protected by 100 against musketry. 1796H. Hunter tr. St.-Pierre's Stud. Nat. (1799) II. 224 The sound of musquetry ought to be prohibited at least around the haunts of the harmless cattle. 1866Neale Sequences & Hymns 105 The quicker ring of musketry.
3. The art or science of manipulating small arms.
1854J. C. Kennedy Theory Musketry (1855) Introd., The following course of Instruction in the Theory of Musketry, was arranged for the use of the School of Musketry at Hythe. 1876Voyle & Stevenson Milit. Dict. (ed. 3) s.v., To go through the annual course of musketry, under the regimental instructor.
4. Troops armed with muskets.
1772Nugent tr. Hist. Fr. Gerund iii. vi. 563 With what applause the whole juvenile musquetry received this harangue of the prating..young thing of a theologist. 1902A. Lang Hist. Scot. II. i. 9 Gamboa, a Spaniard (the Scots had no musketry), was captain of 200 mounted musketeers.
5. attrib., as in musketry action, musketry drill, musketry fire, musketry instruction, musketry instructor, musketry powder.
1875Clery Min. Tact. x. (1877) 122 Marcognet's column of eight battalions was engaged in a *musketry action with two battalions of Pack's brigade.
1859Musketry Instr. 55 *Musketry Drill and Practice Return.
1852Chesney Observ. Fire-Arms 300 marg., Batteries of artillery supposed to be put hors de combat by *musketry fire.
1859(title) Regulations for conducting the *Musketry Instruction of the Army.
1876Voyle & Stevenson Milit. Dict. (ed. 3), *Musketry Instructor.
Ibid., *Musketry Powder comprises the powders used with small-arms and pistols. |