Rodman gun

noun

Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War.

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Meanings

nounRodman gun (plural Rodman guns)

plural Rodman guns

  1. Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War.

Origin

Designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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