Swivel-gun

  • 21gun — gun1 gunless, adj. /gun/, n., v., gunned, gunning. n. 1. a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. 2. any portable firearm, as a rifle,… …

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  • 22swivel — swiv·el || swɪvl n. device which allows the parts attached to it to pivot or turn freely; something mounted on a swivel (i.e. chair or gun) v. revolve, turn, pivot …

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  • 23swivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. turn, pivot, rotate, wheel, veer, swing. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. caster, pivot, pin; see axis . v. Syn. rotate, spin, revolve; see turn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. turn, rotate …

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  • 24Pivot gun — A pivot gun was a type of cannon mounted on a fixed central emplacement which permitted it to be moved through a wide horizontal arc. They were a common weapon aboard ships and in land fortifications for several centuries but became obsolete… …

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  • 25Light gun — A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games. The first light guns appeared in the 1930s, following the development of light sensing vacuum tubes. It was not long before the technology began… …

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  • 26M60 machine gun — Infobox Weapon name=Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M60 caption=M60 machine gun origin=flagcountry|United States type= General purpose machine gun is ranged=yes service= 1957 present used by=See Operators wars= Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Gulf War War… …

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  • 27Disappearing gun — The BL 8 inch disappearing gun of the South Battery, at North Head in Devonport, New Zealand …

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  • 28Sentry gun — The sentry gun is a gun that is automatically aimed and fired at targets that are detected by sensors. The earliest functioning sentry gun was the Phalanx CIWS, a radar guided gatling gun platform that defends ships from missiles. In 2006,… …

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  • 29Combination gun — A picture showing typical combination gun (top), drilling (middle, common drilling upper left), and vierling (bottom) barrel layouts A combination gun is a break action hunting firearm that comprises at least two barrels, a rifle barrel and a… …

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  • 30punt gun — noun Etymology: punt (I) : a smooth bored gun firing a large charge of shot fixed on a swivel in a punt and used in killing waterfowl …

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