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NAVAL GUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does naval gun mean?
• NAVAL GUN (noun)
The noun NAVAL GUN has 1 sense:
1. naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship
Familiarity information: NAVAL GUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("naval gun" is a kind of...):
naval weaponry (weaponry for warships)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naval gun"):
stern chaser (a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase)
Holonyms ("naval gun" is a part of...):
combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)
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