a type of naval cannon.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > types of naval gun (10) portpiece1527 a type of naval cannon. fowler1548 A kind of light cannon, esp. for use on board ship. Obsolete. Cf. Dutch vogheler, whence French veuglaire. port-base1600 = portpiece n. perrier1643 = pedrero, n. Now rare. carronade1779 A short piece of ordnance, usually of large calibre, having a chamber for the powder like a mortar: chiefly used on shipboard. Long Tom1812 Military. Any of various long-barrelled guns; spec. (a) a long-range swivel-mounted naval gun typically placed amidships; (b) a long-barrelled rifle… Dahlgren1861 In full Dahlgren gun. A cast-iron smoothbore gun invented by Dahlgren in 1856. cow-gun1902 a heavy naval gun. whispering Willie1918 (see quots.). Subcategories:— shell from (1) |
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