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Example sentences for: matchlocks

How can you use “matchlocks” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Although swords, bows, and arrows remained the mainstays of warfare, suddenly matchlocks, muskets, and cannons made their appearance.
The sailors’ first landfall was on the little offshore island of Tanegashima, which has progressed from matchlocks and muskets to being Japan’s principal rocket-launching center.