time-gun

noun

A gun fired by means of an electric current, formerly used to signal a specific time of day.

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Meanings

nountime-gun (plural time-guns)

plural time-guns · alternative time gun

  1. historicalA gun fired by means of an electric current, formerly used to signal a specific time of day.

Origin

From time + gun.

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APA

time-gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-gun

MLA

“time-gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-gun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time-gun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-gun.

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