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Great guns

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(Naut.) See under Gun.
- T. Hughes.

See also: Great



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Above our heads the explosive booming gusts of wind passed continuously, justifying the sailor's saying "It blows great guns.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
All these hardened and impenitent man-killers, to whom death in its awfulest forms is a fact familiar to their every-day observation; who sleep on hills trembling with the thunder of great guns, dine in the midst of streaming missiles, and play at cards among the dead faces of their dearest friends, - all are watching with suspended breath and beating hearts the outcome of an act involving the life of one man.
A Son of the Gods by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Who should know so well as I that it is but a handloom compared to the great guns that reverberate through the age to come?
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
 
 
 
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