Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett noun: a tactical nuclear smoothbore gun for firing nuclear projectiles.
Noun
Davy Crockett (plural Davy Crocketts)
- A tactical nuclear smoothbore gun for firing nuclear projectiles.
- […] the leaf blower? Like the Davy Crockett, it is something that should have never been invented.2016, William Gurstelle, Ready the Cannons!: Build Wiffle Ball Launchers, Beverage Bottle Bazookas, Hydro Swivel Guns, and Other Artisanal Artillery, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN
- More than 2,100 Davy Crocketts were produced. They were withdrawn from West Germany in August 1967, although they remained in the U.S. military inventory until 1971.2020, Spencer C. Tucker, editor, Weapons and Warfare, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 512
Forms of Davy Crockett
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Origin of Davy Crockett
Named after American folk hero, soldier, and congressman Davy Crockett (1786–1836).
Questions about Davy Crockett
- What does Davy Crockett mean?
- Davy Crockett means a tactical nuclear smoothbore gun for firing nuclear projectiles.
- What part of speech is Davy Crockett?
- Davy Crockett is a noun.
- What is the plural of Davy Crockett?
- The plural of Davy Crockett is Davy Crocketts.
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