CULVERIN


Meaning of CULVERIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkəl-və-rən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French couleuvrine, from couleuvre snake, from Latin colubra

Date: 15th century

: an early firearm:

a. : a rude musket

b. : a long cannon (as an 18-pounder) of the 16th and 17th centuries

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.