long gun

[ lawng guhn, long ]
/ ˈlɔŋ ˈgʌn, ˈlɒŋ /

noun

a handheld firearm with a long barrel, as a rifle, designed to be fired when braced against the shoulder: Grab your long guns, and let’s get in some target practice.
Ordnance. a mounted firearm, as a cannon, with a long barrel, especially as compared to a shorter-barreled howitzer: Near the foot of the watchtower was planted a long gun charged with the finest British powder.

Origin of long gun

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby long gun

long flexor muscle of thumb, long flexor muscle of toes, long gallery, long game, long green, long gun, long gyrus of insula, long haul, long hop, long horn, long horse

Example sentences from the Web for long gun

  • I watched one man setting up his long-gun with skillful speed.

    Armageddon--2419 A.D. |Philip Francis Nowlan

  • Hold fast the long-gun, there; and unship the starboard ports.

    The Pirate |Frederick Marryat