morning gun
Americannoun
-
a gun fired at the first note of reveille.
-
the firing of this gun.
Etymology
Origin of morning gun
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
On Thursday morning, gun control advocates in the state began organizing and the Maine Legislature’s gun safety caucus met.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The morning gun had long since sounded, and the reveilles at the forts and camps.
From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by W. O. Stoddard
It was still very early—near to five o'clock, I think—for the morning gun had not yet bellowed, and the camp lay very still in the gentle and fragrant rain.
From The Hidden Children by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
“I said had the morning gun been fired!” remarked Lacey, sharply.
From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by A. Monro Smith
As soon as the morning gun was fired, and the gates opened, Bob landed and hurried up to his sister's.
From Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
