stern chaser
noun
a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
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Origin of stern chaser
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby stern chaser
sterling bloc, sterling heights, sterling silver, sterlitamak, stern, stern chaser, stern drive, stern sheets, stern, isaac, stern-, stern-chaser
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Example sentences from the Web for stern-chaser
Cast loose the stern-chaser and fire her at yon varlet if he makes a move.
The Lady and the Pirate|Emerson HoughThe stern-chaser belched forth, and the shot tore across the water, but missed the Caroline.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"|John De MorganThe vessel had swung round a little, so that her stern-chaser, a culverin twelve feet long, pointed full at the fort.
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert StrangThey feared he had made up his mind to run, and this gun was to be used as a stern-chaser.
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2|J. T. Headley.
British Dictionary definitions for stern-chaser
stern-chaser
noun
a gun mounted at the stern of a vessel for firing aft at a pursuing vessel
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