"Costain gun" meaning in All languages combined

See Costain gun on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Costain guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Costain gun (plural Costain guns)
  1. (nautical) A gun that fired a small rocket with a line attached, used to rig a breeches buoy. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-Costain_gun-en-noun-vuDwoboI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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