culverin

n. (中世纪的)火枪, 重炮

发音

/ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/

词形变化

culverins 复数 culverins

别名

culvering

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery.

    A kind of handgun.

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  2. 2.

    Any of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery.

    A large cannon.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

cannon musket

词源

From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine.

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