a gun or cannon, usually a small one, mounted on a swivel (sense 1b) so as to turn horizontally in any required direction.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > swivel-gun (6) swivel-gun1712 a gun or cannon, usually a small one, mounted on a swivel (sense 1b) so as to turn horizontally in any required direction. swivel1748 Short for swivel-gun n. at compounds 3. wall-piece1755 Military. (See quot. 1876.) jingal1761 A heavy firearm or field gun with a long barrel, suitable for firing with the barrel resting on a person's shoulder or mounted on a swivel, either… zamburak1825 A small swivel-gun, esp. one mounted on the back of a camel. pivot gun1831 a gun which turns freely on a pivot to point in any direction. |
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