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单词 swivel gun
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swivel gun


noun

a gun mounted on a pedestal so that it can be turned from side to side or up and down.

Origin of swivel gun

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby swivel gun

Switzer, Switzerland, swive, swivel, swivel chair, swivel gun, swivel-hipped, swivel pin, swiveltree, swivel weaving, swivet
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Example sentences from the Web for swivel gun

  • The big gunner was at the breach of his swivel-gun, ramrod in hand.

    The Black Buccaneer|Stephen W. Meader
  • There was a report, my boy; the swivel-gun kicked, and the Rear Admiral fell upon the deck with a promiscuous violence.

    The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3|Robert H. Newell
  • Poor fellow, he was very glad, fired his swivel-gun, and then brought up for breakfast.

    The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido|Henry Keppel
  • Transcendentalism is a swivel-gun, which can be fired easily in any direction.

    Liberty In The Nineteenth Century|Frederic May Holland
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