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单词 siege gun
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Definition of siege gun in English:

siege gun

noun
  • A heavy gun used in attacking a place under siege.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Joe and Liam witnessed the firing of the medieval siege gun, at one o'clock.
    • They were no match for Cromwell's 12,000-strong army and heavy siege guns.
    • On May 27, 1863 Confederate forces had twenty siege guns and thirty pieces of artillery, a major threat to the Union warships.
    • The large siege guns could not be easily moved around, although they did have hastily built earthworks to shelter behind.
    • The Confederate center mounted 16 cannons, including two 24-pounder smoothbore siege guns, one 24-pounder rifled siege gun and a rifled 12-pounder bronze gun.
 
 

Definition of siege gun in US English:

siege gun

noun
  • A heavy gun used in attacking a place under siege.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Confederate center mounted 16 cannons, including two 24-pounder smoothbore siege guns, one 24-pounder rifled siege gun and a rifled 12-pounder bronze gun.
    • Joe and Liam witnessed the firing of the medieval siege gun, at one o'clock.
    • The large siege guns could not be easily moved around, although they did have hastily built earthworks to shelter behind.
    • On May 27, 1863 Confederate forces had twenty siege guns and thirty pieces of artillery, a major threat to the Union warships.
    • They were no match for Cromwell's 12,000-strong army and heavy siege guns.
 
 
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