an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
例句
A heavy, portable matchlock gun invented during the15th century. 火绳枪一种发明于15世纪的、沉重可携带且用火绳引燃的枪
While underneath, in a corner, were fowling-piece, musket, and matchlock. 下面，角落里，堆着鸟枪，步枪，和火绳枪。
These gunners use a type of heavy matchlock musket, which fires a powerful shot. 骆驼火枪兵使用的长管滑膛火枪，称为"杰扎尔"，威力极为惊人。
These mercenaries prefer the complexities of the matchlock firing mechanism over the physical conditioning required to make effective archer. 挽弓怒射百步穿杨需要极佳身体素质，相比之下，这些部队更为青睐火绳枪的机械驱动装置。
Small arms, as distinguished from hand cannon, did not exist until the development of the matchlock in the 15th century.See also flintlock, wheel lock. 有别于手持式火炮的小型武器直到15世纪火绳机发展出来才得以面世。
This paper describes the sorts of gun that the aboriginal warrior possessed as including matchlock, flintlock, caplock, Mauser bolt type, and magazine rifle. 这些枪枝不是直接来自西方国家或商人，而是经由台湾岛内客家人、福佬人及汉化的原住民中介转贩。
