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railway gun

railway gun noun: a massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.

railway gun: a massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially...
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Noun

railway gun (plural railway guns)

  1. A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
  2. An ironclad railway wagon with turrets mounted on it, as part of an armoured train.

Synonyms of railway gun

Forms of railway gun

pluralrailway guns

Questions about railway gun

What does railway gun mean?
Railway gun means a massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
What part of speech is railway gun?
Railway gun is a noun.
What is the plural of railway gun?
The plural of railway gun is railway guns.

Words near railway gun in the dictionary

  1. railway buffs
  2. railway carriage
  3. railway carriages
  4. railway crossing
  5. railway crossings
  6. railway gun
  7. railway guns
  8. railway key
  9. railway keys
  10. railway line
  11. railway lines

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