We fired the blunderbuss several times by way of salute, and soon after landed at the bank near the village of the Mahahas, or Shoe Indians, and were received by a crowd of people, who came to welcome our return.
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Blunderbuss
//ˈblʌn.dəˌbʌs//
Synonyms for "blunderbuss" (5 found)
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Translations
35 translations across 27 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- բլանբերզում noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Catalan
1 entries- trabuc noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 雷筒 noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- 雷管 noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Danish
1 entries- espingol noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Dutch
1 entries- donderbus noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Esperanto
1 entries- blunderbuzo noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Finnish
1 entries- väkipyssy noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
French
2 entries- espingole noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- tromblon noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Galician
1 entries- trabuco noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Georgian
1 entries- მუშკეტი noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
German
2 entries- Donnerbüchse noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- Espingole noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Greek
1 entries- τρομπόνι noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Ido
2 entries- eskopeto noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- funelofusilo noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Indonesian
1 entries- pemuras noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Italian
2 entries- spingarda noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- trombone noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Japanese
1 entries- ラッパ銃 noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Korean
1 entries- 나팔총 noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Malay
1 entries- pemuras noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Norwegian
1 entries- muskedunder noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Polish
4 entries- gardłacz noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- garłacz noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- szturmak noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
- tromblon noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Portuguese
1 entries- bacamarte noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Russian
1 entries- мушкето́н noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Spanish
1 entries- trabuco noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Swedish
1 entries- muskedunder noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Tajik
1 entries- бештар noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Turkish
1 entries- alaybozan noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Ukrainian
1 entries- мушкетон noun (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
One of the most picturesque of the old flintlock guns is the blunderbuss, which was often carried by coach guards for protection against highwaymen.
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The blunderbuss never gained great favor in the American colonies or early United States.
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