"stern chaser" meaning in English

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        "A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel."
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        "(nautical) A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel."
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        {
          "word": "stern chase"
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          "word": "bow chaser"
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          "word": "chase gun"
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      "word": "stern chase"
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        "A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel."
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        "(nautical) A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel."
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