twelve-pounder

短语

词形变化

twelve-pounders 复数 twelve-pounders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed twelve pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.

  2. 2.

    A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.