long tom
noun (usually initial capital letters)
a towed 155mm field cannon produced by the U.S. throughout World War II.
a long, heavy cannon formerly carried by small naval vessels.
Origin of long tom
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby long tom
Example sentences from the Web for long tom
In the Long-Tom Country maternal tenderness is a highly estimated virtue.
He must have seen, for the ensign dipped three times again, and from the long-tom in her waist shot out a puff of smoke.
Wide Courses |James Brendan ConnollyIn many places the surface soil, or in mining phrase, the top dirt, pays when worked in a long-tom.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 |Louise Amelia Knapp Smith ClappeIn the house of a Long-Tom settler who charges five dollars a day extra because his wife feels like a mother.
British Dictionary definitions for long tom
long tom
noun
a long swivel cannon formerly used in naval warfare
a long-range land gun
an army slang name for cannon (def. 1)