Dahlgren

[ dal-gruhn ]

noun
  1. John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.

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How to use Dahlgren in a sentence

  • To the north the Maryland Heights were held by several regiments and a naval battery of Dahlgren guns.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • I opened on them from the position which the troops occupy above the town, and from the Dahlgren battery on the mountains.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • They say I ordered a Winans steam-gun, with a pair of Dahlgren howitzers for side arms!