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Webster 1913 Edition

Gun

Gun

(gŭn)
,
Noun.
[OE.
gonne
,
gunne
; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL.
gunna
, W.
gum
; possibly (like cannon) fr. L.
canna
reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF.
mangonnel
, E.
mangonel
, a machine for hurling stones.]
1.
A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge (such as guncotton or gunpowder) behind, which is ignited by various means. Pistols, rifles, carbines, muskets, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called
small arms
. Larger guns are called
cannon
,
ordnance
,
fieldpieces
,
carronades
,
howitzers
, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
As swift as a pellet out of a
gunne

When fire is in the powder runne.
Chaucer.
The word
gun
was in use in England for an engine to cast a thing from a man long before there was any gunpowder found out.
Selden.
2.
(Mil.)
A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.
3.
pl.
(Naut.)
Violent blasts of wind.
☞ Guns are classified, according to their construction or manner of loading as
rifled
or
smoothbore
,
breech-loading
or
muzzle-loading
,
cast
or
built-up guns
; or according to their use, as
field
,
mountain
,
prairie
,
seacoast
, and
siege guns
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gun

GUN

,
Noun.
An instrument consisting of a barrel or tube of iron or other metal fixed in a stock, from which balls, shot or other deadly weapons are discharged by the explosion of gunpowder. The larger species of guns are called cannon; and the smaller species are called muskets, carbines, fowling pieces, &c. But one species of fire-arms, the pistol, is never called a gun.

GUN

,
Verb.
I.
To shoot.

Definition 2024

Gün

Gün

See also: gun, Gun, gùn, gūn, guṅ, gün, and gǔn

Turkish

Proper noun

Gün

  1. A female given name
  2. A male given name

gün

gün

See also: gun, Gun, gùn, gūn, guṅ, Gün, and gǔn

Azeri

Other scripts
Cyrillic ҝүн
Roman gün
Perso-Arabic گون

Noun

gün ‎(definite accusative günü, plural günlər)

  1. day

Declension

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin iūnius ‎(“of June”).

Proper noun

gün m

  1. (Puter, Vallader) June

Synonyms

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐰤 ‎(kün), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟyn], /gyn/

Noun

gün ‎(definite accusative günü, plural günler)

  1. sun (light and warmth received from the sun)
  2. daytime
  3. daylight
  4. day
  5. date

Declension

See also

Turkmen

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐰤 ‎(kün), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡyn/, /ʁyn/

Noun

gün ‎(definite accusative günü, plural günler)

  1. sun (light and warmth received from the sun)
  2. daytime
  3. daylight
  4. day
  5. date

Declension

Volapük

Noun

gün ‎(plural güns)

  1. rifle, shotgun

Declension

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐰤 ‎(kün), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].

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