"wall gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wall guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wall gun (plural wall guns)
  1. (historical) A smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops. Tags: historical Synonyms: wall piece
    Sense id: en-wall_gun-en-noun-VJlyuRtv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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