Standard Lemma guide

fusil

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfjuːzɪl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Obsolete spelling of fusile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fusee

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A light flintlock musket or firelock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a light flintlock musket

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musket

History

Etymology

Alternative forms.

From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

From Middle French fusil, ultimately from Latin focus (“hearth; fire”). Doublet of fusee.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ruutu — heraldic feature
  • French: fusée — heraldic feature
  • German: Spindel — heraldic feature
  • German: Wecke — heraldic feature
  • Italian: fuso — heraldic feature
  • Polish: pociągły romb — heraldic feature
  • Spanish: fusado — heraldic feature
  • Swedish: spetsruta — heraldic feature
  • Bulgarian: кремъклийка (kremǎklijka) — weapon
  • Czech: mušketa — weapon
  • Finnish: piilukkomusketti — weapon
  • French: fusil — weapon
  • German: Gewehr — weapon
  • Italian: fucile — weapon
  • Polish: muszkiet — weapon
  • Spanish: fusil — weapon