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MUSKETRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The technique of using small arms (especially in battle)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("musketry" is a kind of...):
proficiency; technique (skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Musketeers and their muskets collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("musketry" is a kind of...):
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
Meronyms (members of "musketry"):
musketeer (a foot soldier armed with a musket)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
