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watch gun

watch gun noun: a gun sometimes fired on ship at to mark the start of end of a watch.

Noun

watch gun (plural watch guns)

  1. (historical) A gun sometimes fired on ship at to mark the start of end of a watch.

Forms of watch gun

pluralwatch guns

Questions about watch gun

What does watch gun mean?
Watch gun means a gun sometimes fired on ship at to mark the start of end of a watch.
What part of speech is watch gun?
Watch gun is a noun.
What is the plural of watch gun?
The plural of watch gun is watch guns.

Words near watch gun in the dictionary

  1. watch face
  2. watch faces
  3. watch glass
  4. watch glasses
  5. watch grass grow
  6. watch gun
  7. watch guns
  8. Watch Hill
  9. watch house
  10. watch houses
  11. watch in two

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