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wall gun

wall gun noun: a smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.

Noun

wall gun (plural wall guns)

  1. (historical) A smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.
    Synonyms:
    wall piece

Synonyms of wall gun

Forms of wall gun

pluralwall guns

Questions about wall gun

What does wall gun mean?
Wall gun means a smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.
What part of speech is wall gun?
Wall gun is a noun.
What is the plural of wall gun?
The plural of wall gun is wall guns.

Words near wall gun in the dictionary

  1. wall flower
  2. wall flowers
  3. wall game
  4. wall gecko
  5. wall germander
  6. wall gun
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  8. wall hanger
  9. wall hangers
  10. wall hanging
  11. wall hangings

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