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PRONUNCIATION OF SWIVEL GUN

swivel gun  [ˈswɪvəl ɡʌn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWIVEL GUN

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Swivel gun is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SWIVEL GUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

swivel gun

Swivel gun

The term swivel gun usually refers to a small cannon, mounted on a swiveling stand or fork which allows a very wide arc of movement. Another type of firearm referred to as a swivel gun was an early flintlock combination gun with two barrels that rotated along their axes to allow the shooter to switch between rifled and smoothbore barrels. Swivel guns should not be confused with pivot guns, which were far larger weapons mounted on a horizontal pivot, or screw guns, which are a mountain gun with a segmented barrel. An older term for the type is "peterero". The name was taken from the Spanish word for "stone", because it was the first type of ammunition fired.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWIVEL GUN


antigun
ˌæntɪˈɡʌn
begun
bɪˈɡʌn
blowgun
ˈbləʊˌɡʌn
gun
ɡʌn
Gunn
ɡʌn
handgun
ˈhændˌɡʌn
outgun
ˌaʊtˈɡʌn
popgun
ˈpɒpˌɡʌn
potgun
ˈpɒtˌɡʌn
progun
prəʊˈɡʌn
shotgun
ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn
supergun
ˈsuːpərˌɡʌn
tangun
ˈtæŋˌɡʌn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWIVEL GUN

swith
swither
Swithin
swithly
Switz.
Switzer
Switzerland
swive
swivel
swivel chair
swivel pin
swivel-like
swivelblock
swivelled
swivelling
swivet
swiz
swizz
swizzle
swizzle stick

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWIVEL GUN

air gun
BB gun
big gun
electron gun
elephant gun
field gun
flash gun
grease gun
jump the gun
machine gun
paint gun
pellet gun
smoking gun
son of a gun
spray gun
squirt gun
stun gun
Tommy gun
water gun
young gun

Synonyms and antonyms of swivel gun in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «swivel gun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWIVEL GUN

Find out the translation of swivel gun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swivel gun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swivel gun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旋转枪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arma giratoria
570 millions of speakers

English

swivel gun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुंडा बंदूक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بندقية قطب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поворотный пистолет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arma giratória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুইভেল বন্দুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canon pivotant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pistol pusing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwenkpistole
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スイベルガン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스위블 건
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gun swivel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

súng xoay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவிஸ் துப்பாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वळणे तोफा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Döner tabanca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gun girevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrotowe pistoletu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поворотний пістолет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pistol pivotant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στροφέα πιστολιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draai geweer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svivel pistol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swivel pistol
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIVEL GUN»

The term «swivel gun» is used very little and occupies the 167.890 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIVEL GUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swivel gun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWIVEL GUN»

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Firearms: A Global History to 1700
There are some indications that the swivel gun may have been known in China even before the Portuguese themselves first arrived. Needham et al., Science and civilisation in China, vol. 5, pt. 7, pp. 369-73. Wang rejects the evidence as weak ...
Kenneth Warren Chase, 2003
2
Shelldrake: Canadian Artillery Museums and Gun Monuments
Peter Fidler had a cannon style swivel gun (probably of the pound-and-a-half type) at Chesterfield House in 1802 (Fidler 320n5). Simon Fraser carried another swivel gun with him on his journey down the river that bears his name. At one point ...
Harold A Skaarup, 2012
3
Weapons of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
According to the journals, the red pirogue could mount the swivel gun, and either of the pirogues and probably the canoes could mount the blunderbusses. Clark wrote of mounting weap— ons on the keelboat when he discussed adding them ...
James B. Garry, 2012
4
Napoleonic Naval Armaments 1792-1815
A small bronze swivel gun of the period on a wrought-iron yoke. The yoke is interesting in that it is only designed to be depressed. The gun cannot be elevated above the horizontal and it is therefore probable that this piece was used in a ...
‎2003
5
Nature in Ireland: A Scientific and Cultural History
The commercial rewards of wildfowling were vastly multiplied by the advent of the heavy artillery of shooting, the swivel-gun (or stanchion-gun) and the punt-gun, in the early iSoos. The mounted swivel-gun, with a barrel up to eight feet long ...
John Wilson Foster, Helena C. G. Chesney, 1998
6
APOCalypse 2500 RPG Items & Weapons
Description Damage Radius Range Cost AA weight Swivel gun small minimum boat size any 1D4HD 2ft 400 500s yes 15 Swivel gun med minimum boat size 7ft 2D4HD 3ft 600 1,000s yes 25 Swivel gun large minimum boat size 12ft 3D4HD ...
J L Arnold
7
Last Run of the Whisperer: A Story of a Soldier of the ...
Several other men came to the starboard quarter and began loading a swivel gun . Their captain could be seen on the deck by the helm, giving orders. I took aim at one of the men at the swivel gun, waited for us to roll up on a swell, and fired.
Calvin J. Boal, 2011
8
Popular Science
CACHING. MADE. BIG. BUSINESS. by. Ruthless. Gangs. of. fillers. With this swivel gun, twelve feet in length, the poachers. Special state laws permit the trapping of beaver if they are seriously injuring property. Poachers, taking advantage of ...
9
A Treatise Founded Upon Philosophical and Rational ...
... cask put out for this and the swivel gun to be pointed at, and ordered them to go through all the motions of charging and firing as sast as they could, pointed at the cask ; and the difference of time, observed by my officers and myself, between  ...
William Hutchinson, 1791
10
Tudor Warships (1): Henry VIII's Navy
The inset shows a swivel gun typically fitted to all such warships. SPECIFICATIONS - GREAT BARK (II) Type: A galleass, originally called the Great Galley. Built 1515 (Greenwich). Sometimes known as the Great Galleass, from 1 542 she was ...
Angus Konstam, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWIVEL GUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swivel gun is used in the context of the following news items.
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In My Shoes: A collector's lucky bargain on a centuries-old cannon
It was a swivel gun called a “lantaka,” the type used on sailing ships during the 1500s and 1600s. It enabled a crew to concentrate firepower on either side of the ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Here Are Top 5 VR Apps To Download For Google Cardboard …
Developed and offered by Pixels Of Eight Swivel Gun is a VR game that puts users in a twisting and turning log ride, but that's just not it as users will have to ... «Tech News Today, Jul 15»
3
Guests use their senses at Lewis and Clark Festival
The collection includes more familiar weapons like flintlock rifles as well as unique pieces like blunderbusses and swivel guns. "This is the biggest collection ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jun 15»
4
New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV Results: 02/20/15
Anderson hits the “Swivel Gun Stun” but only gets a two count. Anderson goes for another move but Tenzan counters into an “Anaconda Vice” submission. «WrestlingNewsSource.com, Feb 15»
5
NJPW On AXS Results (2/20): Shinsuke Namakura Vs. Kota Ibushi …
Anderson uses Tenzan's own Mongolian chops and hits a Swivel Gun Stun, but ... Anderson goes for another Gun Stun, but Tenzan slams Anderson and locks ... «Wrestling Inc., Feb 15»
6
Historic weapon recovered in Boston
Security officials had been tracing this 17th-century swivel gun, a small cannon, ... A 17th-century Venetian swivel gun smuggled into Boston's port will soon be ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
7
Stolen Italian treasure recovered on Boston container ship
“It ultimately ended up being a 17th century Venetian swivel gun,” C. Shane ... The canon-like weapon wasn't easy to find, it was packed into a piece of heavy ... «WHDH-TV, Nov 14»
8
Pixels of Eight Releases Beta for Swivel Gun! On Oculus Rift
The studio has launched a Beta for an Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) compatible version of Swivel Gun! on Mac. The Beta can currently be ... «VRFocus, Nov 14»
9
Long-lost cannons begin to give up secrets
The cannons – one of which is believed to be a Royal Navy 'swivel gun' – were recovered from an area north of Bovisand about three or four years ago. «Plymouth Herald, Jul 14»
10
Should Dundee cannon be protected?
Because the cannon found by Christopher looked like a Portuguese swivel gun from the 1500s some had thought it could have re-written history books, ... «ABC Local, May 14»

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