minute gun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minute gun
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Philip’s coffin was borne to the chapel on a bespoke Defender TD 130 in military green as a minute gun fired eight times.
From Reuters • Apr. 16, 2021
It was a minute gun fired by the Americans in honour of the gallant dead.
From The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo by Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir
There was never any further question, by the way, about that minute gun at sea; it stayed at sea as far as we were concerned.
From Solomon by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
He was giving out 'The minute gun at sea,—the minute gun at sea,' with all the pathos of his tenor voice, when the door burst open and the whole population rushed in upon us.
From Solomon by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
Ere the last minute gun sounded, all was over.
From Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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