Meaning of big gun | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
2. A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
   broadly, idiomatic, in-plural
3. A large surfboard used to ride very large, powerful waves.

Examples

“London, Nov. 1: The big guns opened fire on Paris today at mid-day.”

“The smaller crew was possible because the battleship was stripped of all but her big guns.”

“The USS West Virginia became one of many symbols of American resolve⟳. . . . Her big guns pounded the enemy at the battles of Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.”

“This has been a great day for the big guns. This does not refer⟳ to Prof. Lummis and the other big guns of the Board⟳ of Visitors, for every day is a great one for them.”

“Berra Is Big Gun In Yankee Victory”

“And the administration's big guns — Bush, Cheney, Powell and once-and-current Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — had the clout to make⟳ bold and necessary changes.”

“Clapton kept the big guns for last⟳, finishing the set⟳ off with Derek and the Domino's "Layla", complete⟳ with the haunting instrumentals at song's end⟳.”

“Special boards are used called "big guns."”

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