An ancient kind of light cannon.

A light piece of ordnance of various calibres, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

= field gun n.

A kind of light cannon, esp. for use on board ship. Obsolete. Cf. Dutch vogheler, whence French veuglaire.

= field piece n. at field, n.1 compounds 5.

a light cannon for use on a battlefield.

a light mounted gun suitable for use on a battlefield.

a culverin (culverin, n.) for use on the battlefield.

A light field-gun, formerly attached to regiments; also attributive in galloper carriage, galloper-gun.

= Napoleon gun n. at compounds. Now rare.