Meaning of organ gun | Babel Free
ˌɔːɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌnDefinitions
A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.
Equivalents
Беларуская
сарока
Français
ribaudequin
日本語
オルガン砲
ქართული
ორგანი
한국어
리볼데퀸
Nederlands
ribaudequin
Русский
рибадекин
Examples
“The attempts to re-invest the artillery with its one-time superiority were directed in two channels: one aimed at perfecting shrapnel, which had been rather neglected up to this time (England, Prussia, Austria), while the other resurrected the mediaeval idea of the "barrel-organ gun," with a view⟳ of assembling a number⟳ of rifle barrels and of combining thereby the accuracy of the small arm with the moral effect of canister.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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