morning gun

American  

noun

Military.

1. a gun fired at the first note of reveille.

2. the firing of this gun.

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Etymology

Origin of morning gun

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

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

Break of day—the morning gun, Wakes the rebels—the fife and drum, Breaks a soldier’s sweet repose— He tumbles out—puts on his clothes.

From Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental by Various

I would rather not believe it; but it is—yes, it is—the morning gun, uttering its surly "Hullo!" to sunrise.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

"I'll wash down the gutter, major, according to camp fashion and then my throat will be as clear as the morning gun after sun rise."

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton

At length, at grey—dawn the next day, as the report of the morning gun came booming along the level plain from Port Royal, we weighed and finally started on our cruise.

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael