elephant gun
Americannoun
noun
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a gun used in the hunting of elephants
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slang a surfboard for riding large waves
Example Sentences
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For the most part, I see no point in training an elephant gun on small targets.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
The second night, Shrum predicted, someone would take out their elephant gun to try to blast front-runner and former vice president Joe Biden out of the lead.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2019
Whether or not Alphabet truly needs to pull out its proverbial elephant gun, there are still other parts of the Care.com deal that harken back to Buffett's deal-making philosophy.
From US News ● Jul. 7, 2016
Another example, perhaps, was this classic newspaper ad from his 2006 campaign, in which Raese posed with a ridiculous elephant gun.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2010
He laughed softly to himself, and then directed Armand to bring forward an elephant gun of the old pattern.
From The Pools of Silence by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
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