"great gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} great gun (plural great guns)
  1. (military) Obsolete form of big gun. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: big gun Categories (topical): Military Derived forms: go great guns
    Sense id: en-great_gun-en-noun-P2yB9jib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (figurative) A person of great importance or talent. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: bigwig
    Sense id: en-great_gun-en-noun-GPvuslQt

Inflected forms

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