CULVERIN

Meaning of CULVERIN in English

(n.) A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CULVERIN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French couleuvrine, from couleuvre snake, from Latin colubra Date: 15th century an early firearm:, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CULVERIN — ˈkəlvərə̇n noun also cul·ve·ring -riŋ ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French coulevrine, couleuvrine, from couleuvre adder, snake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULVERIN — ( n. ) A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CULVERIN — /kul"veuhr in/ , n. 1. medieval form of musket. 2. a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULVERIN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French couleuvrine, from couleuvre snake, from Latin colubra Date: 15th century : an early …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CULVERIN — noun a long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
Webster English vocab
CULVERIN — [ 'kʌlv(ə)rɪn ] ■ noun 1》 a 16th- or 17th-century cannon with a relatively long barrel for its bore. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CULVERIN — [cul.ver.in] n [ME, fr. MF couleuvrine, fr. couleuvre snake, fr. L colubra] (15c): an early firearm: a: a rude musket …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CULVERIN — medieval cannon of relatively long barrel and light construction. It fired light (816-pound [3.67.3-kg]) projectiles at long ranges along a …
Britannica English vocabulary
CULVERIN — n. hist. 1 a long cannon. 2 a small firearm. [ME f. OF coulevrine f. couleuvre snake ult. f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CULVERIN — n. hist. 1 a long cannon. 2 a small firearm. [ ME f. OF coulevrine f. couleuvre snake ult. f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CULVERIN — n. hist. 1. a long cannon. 2 a small firearm. Etymology: ME f. OF coulevrine f. couleuvre snake ult. f. …
Oxford English vocab
CULVERIN — Кулеврина
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CULVERIN — кулеврина- (от франц. couleuvrin - змееподобный) - длинноствольные артиллерийские орудия различных калибров. Применялись в европейских армиях и на флотах в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
CULVERIN — сущ. кулеврина - (от франц. couleuvrin - змееподобный) - длинноствольные артиллерийские орудия различных калибров. Применялись в европейских армиях и на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
CULVERIN — n. Pronunciation: ' k ə l-v ə -r ə n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French couleuvrine, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHOLE CULVERIN — noun : a 16th and 17th century culverin throwing a ball of from 40 to 60 pounds — compare demiculverin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMI-CULVERIN — /dem'ee kul"veuhr in/ , n. a culverin having a bore of about 4 1 / 2 in. (11 cm) and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASTARD CULVERIN — Mil. a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 lb. (11 and 17.6 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULVERING — noun see culverin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLING — I. ˈsliŋ verb ( slung ˈsləŋ ; or chiefly dialect slang ˈslaŋ ; slung ; slinging ; slings ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULVER — I. ˈkəlvə(r), ˈku̇l- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English culfre, culufre, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin columbra, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LANTAKA — noun or lan·ta·ca |läntə|kä ( -s ) Etymology: Tagalog lantakà : a Philippine piece of artillery like a culverin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMICULVERIN — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: Middle French demie coulevrine, from demie (feminine of demi half) + coulevrine culverin — more at culverin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULVER — (n.) A culverin.
Английский словарь Webster
BASTARD — (n.) Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin.
Английский словарь Webster
CULVER — ( n. ) A culverin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASTARD — ( n. ) Of an unusual make or proportion; as, a bastard musket; a bastard culverin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASTARD — /bas"teuhrd/ , n. 1. a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child. 2. Slang. a. a vicious, despicable, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULVER — noun a dove. 2. culver ·noun a culverin.
Webster English vocab
BASTARD — vt to bastardize. 2. bastard ·noun a sweet spanish wine like muscadel in flavor. 3. bastard ·noun a large size …
Webster English vocab
CANNON — big gun, howitzer, or mortar, as distinguished from a musket, rifle, or other small arm. Modern cannon are complex mechanisms …
Britannica English vocabulary

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