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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 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.

See also

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