Synonyms & related words for musketry

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of musketry — including gunnery, artillery, shellfire, ordnance, gunfire, weaponry. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to musketry

Explore words related to musketry — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include musket, cannonading, mitrailleuse, chassepot, matchlock, artillerist, cannoneer, bersagliere. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for musketry

Common synonyms for musketry include gunnery, artillery, shellfire, ordnance, gunfire, weaponry, munitions, armament — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does musketry come from?

The word musketry breaks down into 2 roots of Italian and Old French origin: musket, from Italian moschetto (“small firearm (orig. a sparrowhawk)”); and -ry, from Old French -erie (“collective practice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.