culverin (redirected from culverins)

cul·ver·in  (klvr-n)

n.

1. An early, crudely made musket.

2. A long heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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[Middle English, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, snake, from Latin colubra, feminine of coluber.]

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culverin [ˈkʌlvərɪn]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a medieval musket

[from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, from Latin coluber serpent]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	culverin - a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries cannon - a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
	2.	culverin - a medieval musket musket - a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen