| 单词 | whole culverin |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhole culverin whole culverin n. now historical [after demi-culverin n., first attested in the same source; compare also half adj. 8] a large culverin, typically capable of firing projectiles weighing 18 pounds (approx. 8 kg); cf. demi-culverin n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces serpentinec1450 culverin1515 headstick1516 slang1521 sling1547 basilisk1549 basilc1565 Roaring Meg1575 serpitanta1578 whole culverin1577 cannon1587 whole-cannon1589 cannon pedro1625 royal mortar1761 Long Tom1812 serpent1830 twelve-incher1909 Big Bertha1914 big boy1917 Lizzie1925 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1868/2 Fourteene whole Culuerins. 1822 W. James Naval Hist. Great Brit. I. 18 The whole culverin and demi-culverin became subsequently the 18, and the 9 pounder. 2007 J. Kinard Artillery ii. 53 The two basic sizes were the demiculverin, firing an 8-pound ball, and the full-sized or whole culverin, firing an 18-pound projectile. < as lemmas |
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