swivel gun
noun
a gun mounted on a pedestal so that it can be turned from side to side or up and down.
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Origin of swivel gun
First recorded in 1705–15
Words nearby swivel gun
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Example sentences from the Web for swivel gun
The big gunner was at the breach of his swivel-gun, ramrod in hand.
The Black Buccaneer|Stephen W. MeaderThere was a report, my boy; the swivel-gun kicked, and the Rear Admiral fell upon the deck with a promiscuous violence.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3|Robert H. NewellPoor fellow, he was very glad, fired his swivel-gun, and then brought up for breakfast.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido|Henry KeppelTranscendentalism is a swivel-gun, which can be fired easily in any direction.
Liberty In The Nineteenth Century|Frederic May Holland