organ gun
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organ gun
- /ˌɔːɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌn/ UK
- /ˌɔɹɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌn/ US
Rhymes with -ʌn
Where it comes from
From organ + gun. The multiple barrels of the device were thought to resemble the pipes of a pipe organ.
noun organ guns
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A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.
The attempts to re-invest the artillery with its one-time superiority were directed in two channels: one aimed at perfecting shrapnel, which had been rather neglected up to this time (England, Prussia, Austria), while the other resurrected the mediaeval idea of the "barrel-organ gun," with a view of
Similar: infernal machine, mitrailleur, rabauld, ribauldequin, ribaudkin, ribault
Translations
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noun portable firearm in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession
| Español | ribadoquín, cañón de órgano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리볼데퀸 riboldekwin |
| 日本語 | オルガン砲 orugan hō |
| 中文 | 風琴炮 /风琴炮 fēngqínpào |
| Français | ribaudequin |
| Deutsch | Orgelgeschütz, Ribauldequin |
| Italiano | organo, ribadocchino |
| Русский | рибадекин ribadekin |
| עברית | ריבודקן |
Talk about this word "organ gun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/organ%20gun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. organ gun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/organ%20gun "organ gun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/organ%20gun.Cite this
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title = {organ gun},
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