"Rodman gun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Rodman guns [plural]
Etymology: Designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rodman gun (plural Rodman guns)
  1. Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War. Wikipedia link: Rodman gun

Inflected forms

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