"morning gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morning guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} morning gun (plural morning guns)
  1. (military) At military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun. Categories (topical): Military Related terms: evening gun Translations (gun fired): aamulaukaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-morning_gun-en-noun-wpbLT4~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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