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Armstrong gun
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English
Etymology
Invented by Sir William Armstrong.
Noun
An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
Translations
a wrought iron breechloading cannon
Polish: pl armata Armstronga f
Portuguese: pt canhão Armstrong m
en eponyms
en Artillery