culverin

/kuhl-ver-in/US // ˈkʌl vər ɪn //UK // (ˈkʌlvərɪn) //

涵义,涵养,涵洞,涵涵

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : medieval form of musket.
- : a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

He had in his charge a huge culverin which inflicted great damage on the English.
At one single volley Maître Jean's culverin overthrew the palisade.
You will also, Leroux, mount a culverin on the platform of the mirador, whence we shall command the course of the Gila.
And I don't know this Lady Culverin—never met her in my life!
Bertie (plaintively, after Lady Culverin has left the room).