| 单词 | morning gun |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmorning gun morning gun n. Military a gun fired from an admiral's or senior officer's ship, or in a military camp or post, to announce daybreak; (also) the firing of a gun for this purpose. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal with gun morning gun1724 sunset gun1797 sunrise gun1872 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > signal or ceremonial gun chamber1540 chamber piece1547 warning-piece1591 alarm gun1706 morning gun1724 larum gun1757 alarm cannon1777 sunset gun1797 warning-gun1830 joy-gun1851 sunrise gun1872 1724 ‘C. Johnson’ Gen. Hist. Pyrates x. 225 Having heard their Morning-Gun before, they immediately suspected them to be, Roberts the Pyrate, his Consort, and a French Ship. 1899 A. West Recoll. I. vi. 206 A damaged elbow..did not prevent my sleeping till the morning gun. 1961 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 2 51 The daily routine typically began with a salvo from the morning gun at sunrise. < as lemmas |
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