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Wheellock meaning

An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.

Using Wheellock

  • The main meaning on this page is: An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.

Context around Wheellock

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

print 1× short 1×

Often after:

main 1× action 1×

Sentence patterns with Wheellock

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a short wheellock called a 1× main the wheellock action a 1× print wheellock main the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

print wheellock main 1× the name possibly 1×

Common sentence endings:

dragon s head 1× predated the flintlock 1×

Words around Wheellock

Just before it in the word index:

wheeljack 4 wheelis 2 wheeling 134 wheelies 12 wheelie 63 wheelhouse 54

Just after it in the word index:

wheelman 2 wheelock 19 wheels 1.391 wheelsets 2 wheelton 3 wheelwork 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Wheellock

  • In this selection, "wheellock" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, print, short, main and action stand out and add context to how "wheellock" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a short wheellock called a and main the wheellock action a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wheellock" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wheellock

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Print. Wheellock main The wheellock action, a successor to the matchlock, predated the flintlock. (14 words)

The name possibly derives from an early weapon, a short wheellock called a dragon because the first dragoons raised in France had their carbine's muzzle decorated with a dragon's head. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The name possibly derives from an early weapon, a short wheellock called a dragon because the first dragoons raised in France had their carbine's muzzle decorated with a dragon's head. (32 words)

Print. Wheellock main The wheellock action, a successor to the matchlock, predated the flintlock. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

Print. Wheellock main The wheellock action, a successor to the matchlock, predated the flintlock.

The name possibly derives from an early weapon, a short wheellock called a dragon because the first dragoons raised in France had their carbine's muzzle decorated with a dragon's head.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wheellock" in a sentence?
An example: "Print. Wheellock main The wheellock action, a successor to the matchlock, predated the flintlock." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "wheellock" from authentic English texts.
What does "wheellock" mean?
Wheellock means: An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
How many example sentences with "wheellock" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "wheellock", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.