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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

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

The shadows closed upon us, a mist rose, flooding over us, and far off the cold split a tree asunder with loud report as of some minute gun.

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

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

Ere the last minute gun sounded all was over.

From The Portland Peerage Romance by Archard, Charles J.

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