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morning gun

morning gun noun: at military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.

Noun

morning gun (plural morning guns)

  1. At military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.
    • We have already heard the triumphant morning gun of Vermont, booming with increased volume. Far off San Francisco has merrily responded; old Maine in the North stands ready to send us a cheering echo, and all over the land our hosts are mustering with the inspiring confidence that to march on is to...1866 September 8, Carl Schurz, The Logical Results of the War, speech delivered at National Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this version recorded in 1913, Frederic Bancroft (editor), Speeches...

Forms of morning gun

pluralmorning guns

Questions about morning gun

What does morning gun mean?
Morning gun means at military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.
What part of speech is morning gun?
Morning gun is a noun.
What is the plural of morning gun?
The plural of morning gun is morning guns.

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