A piece of ordnance; esp. a small gun or mortar used to fire salutes. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > signal or ceremonial gun (11) chamber1540 A piece of ordnance; esp. a small gun or mortar used to fire salutes. Obsolete. chamber piece1547 = sense 9b. warning-piece1591 A signal-gun discharged to give notification of arrival, danger, time, etc. alarm gun1706 a gun fired to signal an alarm or give notice of danger; cf. alarm cannon n. morning gun1724 a gun fired from an admiral's or senior officer's ship, or in a military camp or post, to announce daybreak; (also) the firing of a gun for this… larum gun1757 = alarm gun n. at alarm, int. n.adv. compounds 2. alarm cannon1777 a gun fired to signal an alarm or give notice of danger; cf. alarm gun n. sunset gun1797 (esp. at a military base or camp) a gun fired to mark the sunset; cf. sunrise gun n. at sunrise, n. adj.compounds 5. warning-gun1830 a gun sounded as an alarm or announcement. joy-gun1851 a gun fired to celebrate a joyful event. sunrise gun1872 (at a military base or camp) a gun fired to mark the sunrise; cf. sunset gun n. at sunset, n. compounds 7. |
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