minute gun

American  

[min-it] / ˈmɪn ɪt /

noun

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

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minute gun British  

/ ˈmɪnɪt /

noun

1. 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

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

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

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

Ere the last minute gun sounded all was over.

From The Portland Peerage Romance by Archard, Charles J.

Now and again an unfastened door swung open and shut again, with a bang like a minute gun.

From The Visionary Pictures From Nordland by Muir, Jessie