noon guns

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of noon gun
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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