fusil

rifle

noun foo-SEEL Rare

Origin: From French fusil, from Vulgar Latin focile ('steel for striking fire'), from Latin focus ('fire').

Also means

musket

Usage Note

Fusil refers to a long-barreled military firearm — historically a flintlock musket, now any service rifle. The verb fusilar ('to shoot by firing squad') derives from it, and fusilamiento is an execution by firing squad. Do not confuse fusilar with fusionar ('to merge'), which sounds vaguely similar.

Examples

"El soldado limpió su fusil antes del ejercicio."

Natural Translation

The soldier cleaned his rifle before the drill.

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