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distress gun

noun

Nautical.

  1. a gun fired at one-minute intervals as a signal of distress.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of distress gun1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences

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Hark! there goes the distress gun.

The distress gun sounded again.

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