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• stern chaser
  stern chaser

  noun

  a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
• stern-chaser
  stern-chaser

  noun

  a gun mounted at the stern of a vessel for firing aft at a pursuing vessel

stern chaser

American  

noun

1. a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.

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stern-chaser British  

noun

1. a gun mounted at the stern of a vessel for firing aft at a pursuing vessel

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Etymology

Origin of stern chaser

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

I want you to make ready our stern chaser.

From Ralph Granger's Fortunes by Brown, William Perry

At eight o'clock the "Wasp" had gained so rapidly upon the chase, that the latter began firing with her stern chaser, and soon after opened with one of her lee guns.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by Jackson, W. C.

"I see you were just getting out a stern chaser," and he pointed to the gun.

From With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)