Gun Synonyms & Definitions

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• GunDefinition & Meaning in English

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(n.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.
(v. i.) To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in participial form; as, to go gunning.
(n.) A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
(n.) Violent blasts of wind.

• GundeletDefinition & Meaning in English

(n.) See Gondola.

• GunnerDefinition & Meaning in English

(n.) A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
(n.) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon.
(n.) The sea bream.
(n.) One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.