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Meaning of elephant gun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A large-calibre firearm capable of killing an elephant or other big game.

Equivalents

Suomi norsukivääri norsupyssy

Examples

“Lord John was standing at gaze with his finger on the trigger of his elephant-gun, his eager hunter's soul shining from his fierce eyes.”
“In St. James's Street there used to be several shops which would sell you any form of lethalness, from a rook-rifle to an elephant-gun, with the greatest urbanity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

elephant in the room elephant juice elephant leg Elephant Moraine elephant paper elephant polo

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