swivel gun
noun
a gun mounted on a pedestal so that it can be turned from side to side or up and down.
Origin of swivel gun
First recorded in 1705–15
Words nearby swivel gun
switzer,
switzerland,
swive,
swivel,
swivel chair,
swivel gun,
swivel pin,
swivel weaving,
swivel-hipped,
swiveltree,
swivet
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