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Whitworth guns

Whitworth guns is the plural of Whitworth gun.

Meaning of Whitworth gun

Noun

Whitworth gun (plural Whitworth guns)

  1. A form of rifled cannon and small arms. The bore has a polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball, which is pointed in front, is made to fit the bore accurately, and is very much elongated, its length being about three-and-a-half times its diameter.
    • THE WHITWORTH GUN. — Mr. Whitworth, of Manchester, has succeeded in constructing several rifled breech-loading cannon of various calibres: his 3-pounder gun, 208 lbs. in weight, with a calibre of 1½ inches, a charge of 8 oz. of powder,[…]1863, Henry Lee Scott, Military Dictionary

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What is Whitworth guns the plural of?
Whitworth guns is the plural of Whitworth gun.

Words near Whitworth guns in the dictionary

  1. Whitwells
  2. Whitwick
  3. Whitwood
  4. Whitworth
  5. Whitworth gun
  6. Whitworth guns
  7. Whitworths
  8. whity
  9. Whixall
  10. Whixley
  11. whiz

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