Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morning gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: morn-ing -gun
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

At military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.

Example Sentences

"1866 September 8, Carl Schurz, The Logical Results of the War, speech delivered at National Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this version recorded in 1913, Frederic Bancroft (editor), Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz, Volume I, We have already heard the triumphant morning gun of Vermont, booming with increased volume. Far off San Francisco has merrily responded; old Maine in the North stands ready to send us a cheering echo, and all over the land our hosts are mustering with the inspiring confidence that to march on is to conquer."

Inflected Forms

morning guns (plural)

Phrases

starting gun

Frequently Paired Words

starting gun evening gun

Questions

What does morning gun mean?: At military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.

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