swivel gun

American  

noun

1. a gun mounted on a pedestal so that it can be turned from side to side or up and down.

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Etymology

Origin of swivel gun

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

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swivel gun

The chamber in which they were found was a separate piece of a breach-loading swivel gun that was likely kept on the top deck because it was used as an anti-personnel weapon, Farrell said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2018

But the man who was at home behind a swivel gun proved ill at ease behind a desk.

From Time Magazine Archive

The brig returned the fire with a swivel gun, which had little effect.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

The hencoops had vanished, and in their place were rows of brass carronades, while in the centre of the deck an enormous swivel gun occupied the place on which the long-boat had formerly rested.

From Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

He saw no one until about nine that morning, when sweeping around a bend he came on a boat containing two men with a swivel gun, after ducks.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul