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minute gun

American

[min-it] / ˈmɪn ɪt /

noun

a cannon fired at intervals of a minute, especially as a signal of distress or in a military funeral ceremony.

minute gun British

/ ˈmɪnɪt /

noun

a gun fired at one-minute intervals as a sign of distress or mourning

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Etymology

Origin of minute gun

First recorded in 1720–30

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minute gun

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

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 Constance Fenimore Woolson

The front door of the vicarage slammed like a minute gun.

From The Wonderful Visit by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

How often had he watched, through sounds like these, for a minute gun!

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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 Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy

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