wall gun

noun

A smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.

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wall piece
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Meanings

nounwall gun (plural wall guns)

plural wall guns

  1. historicalA smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.

    Synonyms: wall piece

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.

Similar
wall piece
Also see
wall piece
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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