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swivel guns

swivel guns is the plural of swivel gun.

Meaning of swivel gun

Noun

swivel gun (plural swivel guns)

  1. A small cannon attached to a swivel or pivot. It was usually located on a ship's rail so it could have a large range of fire, and could fire anything ranging from small round balls of lead to cannon balls.
    • On this roof a heavy swivel-gun was to be placed to command shipping, while howitzers on each side were to form a flanking defense in connection with the neighboring towers.1881, Thomas Wilhelm, A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

Questions about swivel guns

What is swivel guns the plural of?
Swivel guns is the plural of swivel gun.

Words near swivel guns in the dictionary

  1. swivel chair
  2. swivel chairs
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  4. swivel eyes
  5. swivel gun
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  9. swivel joint
  10. swivel joints
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