Armstrong gun

noun

An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.

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Meanings

nounArmstrong gun (plural Armstrong guns)

plural Armstrong guns

  1. An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.

Origin

Invented by Sir William Armstrong.

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Translations

Polish armata Armstronga
  • armata Armstrongaa wrought iron breechloading cannon
Portuguese canhão Armstrong
  • canhão Armstronga wrought iron breechloading cannon
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APA

Armstrong gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armstrong%20gun

MLA

“Armstrong gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armstrong%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Armstrong gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armstrong%20gun.

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