napoleon gun

noun

A type of bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery piece widely used during the American Civil War.

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Meanings

napoleon gun1

nounnapoleon gun (plural napoleon guns)

plural napoleon guns

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Napoleon gun

Napoleon gun2

nounNapoleon gun (plural Napoleon guns)

plural Napoleon guns · alternative napoleon gun

  1. historicalgovernmentA type of bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery piece widely used during the American Civil War.
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APA

napoleon gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napoleon%20gun

MLA

“napoleon gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napoleon%20gun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “napoleon gun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napoleon%20gun.

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