culverin

/ˈkʌlvərən/
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Other forms: culverins

Definitions of culverin
  1. noun
    a medieval musket
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    type of:
    musket
    a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
  2. noun
    a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries
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    type of:
    cannon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
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