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MUSKET BALL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does musket ball mean?

• MUSKET BALL (noun)
The noun MUSKET BALL has 1 sense:

1. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket

Familiarity information: MUSKET BALL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MUSKET BALL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A solid projectile that is shot by a musket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

musket ball; ball

Context example:

they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball

Hypernyms ("musket ball" is a kind of...):

pellet; shot (a solid missile discharged from a firearm)

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