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单词 supergun
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supergunn.

Brit. /ˈsuːpəɡʌn/, /ˈsjuːpəɡʌn/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌɡən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, gun n.
Etymology: < super- prefix + gun n.
A large or powerful gun; spec. a large cannon used for long-range bombardment of an enemy.
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1915 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 661/2 The journalistic words ‘superguns’ [etc.].
1916 Ludington (Mich.) Sunday Morning News 18 Apr. 1/3 (headline) Claim super-gun can project shot across channel.
1940 Pop. Sci. Dec. 236/2 For the price of one destroyer, the whole U.S. Army can be equipped with the superguns.
1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 53/2 Lee and Harry are inclined to put him down for killing the hawk with his supergun.
1994 R. Miller Following Americans to Persian Gulf iii. 69 The attempt to build an Iraqi supergun with the potential to shoot biological, chemical, and nuclear warheads at Israel became common knowledge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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