wall gun

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wall gun

noun wall guns

historical A smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.
Similar: wall piece

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@misc{wall_gun_2026,
  title = {wall gun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wall%20gun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}