Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swivel gun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: swivel -gun
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The captain came to the break of the quarter-deck and, perceiving the fun afoot, leaned on the swivel-gun."

Inflected Forms

swivel guns (plural)

Questions

What does swivel gun mean?: 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.

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