noon gun

noun

A sundial with a cannon whose fuse is lit by a lens concentrating sunbeams, positioned to fire at noon.

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Meanings

nounnoon gun (plural noon guns)

plural noon guns

  1. A sundial with a cannon whose fuse is lit by a lens concentrating sunbeams, positioned to fire at noon.
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APA

noon gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noon%20gun

MLA

“noon gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noon%20gun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noon gun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noon%20gun.

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