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Twenty One Pilots song
"Guns for Hands" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, released as a single only in Japan. It was originally recorded
Guns_for_Hands
2024–25 concert tour by Twenty One Pilots
Niners" "Heavydirtysoul" "My Blood" "Oldies Station" "Fake You Out" "Guns for Hands" "Lavish" "Ride" "Paladin Strait" (contains excerpts from "Bandito")
The_Clancy_World_Tour
Short-barreled firearm designed to be operated with one hand
intended to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder. Handguns have shorter effective ranges compared to long guns, lack stocks, and are much
Handgun
Hand gesture
"School gives hands-on lesson after kids pull finger-guns". Boston Herald. March 28, 2000. "Boys Get In Trouble For Playing With Finger Guns". TheDenverChannel
Finger_gun
Firearms with longer barrels and length
for the use of long guns over handguns—faster or heavier projectiles help with penetration and accuracy over longer distances. Shotguns are long guns
Long_gun
Early firearm, 13th-15th century
James H. (2004), Machine guns: an illustrated history of their impact, ABC-CLIO, Inc. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hand cannon (handgonne). Handgonnes
Hand_cannon
American rock band
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985 from L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. After signing with Geffen Records
Guns_N'_Roses
Type of automatic firearm
machine gun must fire rifle cartridges to be classified as such, submachine guns are not considered machine guns. In the 20th century, the submachine gun was
Submachine_gun
Device that launches projectiles
harpoon guns). A large-caliber gun is also called a cannon, while a hand-held gun may be called a firearm. Guns were designed as weapons for military
Gun
Slogan used by US gun rights activists
"I'll give you my gun when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands" is a slogan popularized by American organizations opposed to gun control. A form
From_my_cold,_dead_hands
Indian black comedy crime television series
Adarsh Gourav, and Gulshan Devaiah. The title Guns & Gulaabs was inspired by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The series premiered on 18 August
Guns_&_Gulaabs
McNab, Chris (2004). The Great Book of Guns. Thunder Bay Press. ISBN 1-59223-304-X. Walter, John (2004). Guns of the Third Reich. Greenhill Books.
List of World War II firearms of Germany
List_of_World_War_II_firearms_of_Germany
Guns in the Hands of Artists is an art exhibit and project conceived by Brian Borrello in the mid 1990s, which was later converted to a book. The "Guns
Guns_in_the_Hands_of_Artists
1988 film by Christopher Cain
has quotations related to Young Guns (film). Young Guns at IMDb Young Guns at Rotten Tomatoes Young Guns at Metacritic Young Guns at Box Office Mojo
Young_Guns_(film)
2019 film by Jason Lei Howden
After being beaten and drugged, Miles wakes up to find guns bloodily bolted into both of his hands. Miles learns that he has been forced to participate
Guns_Akimbo
2012 Spanish film
A Gun in Each Hand (Spanish: Una pistola en cada mano) is a 2012 Spanish comedy film directed by Cesc Gay. Javier Cámara as S. Ricardo Darín as G. Eduard
A_Gun_in_Each_Hand
.50-caliber heavy machine gun
per gun in a powered tracking mount, the guns proved very effective against low-flying aircraft. The use of four guns adequately compensated for the fact
M2_Browning
Norwegian-American serial killer
depressions" in the Gunness yard, and further digging and investigation at the site yielded multiple burlap sacks containing "torsos and hands, arms hacked from
Belle_Gunness
United States gun control advocacy organization
and the public, about the consequences of gun violence, and promote efforts to keep guns out of the hands of criminals". The group has focused on efforts
Everytown_for_Gun_Safety
Type of artillery piece
replace their smoothbore counterparts but instead used rifled field guns to replace both guns and howitzers. In siege warfare, the introduction of rifling had
Howitzer
Air gun that uses metallic ball projectiles called BBs
air guns Pellet (air gun) "BBs for BB guns | .177 BBs | Airgun Depot". airgundepot.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27. Laurence (31 March 2020). "BB Guns vs Airsoft
BB_gun
1958 film by Arthur Penn
The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 American Western film directed by Arthur Penn, in his feature directorial debut, about outlaw Billy the Kid. It stars Paul
The_Left_Handed_Gun
Gesture or action used to display respect
high salute ranks (originally only those with eleven guns or more, later also those with nine guns). Within the United States military, the salute is a
Salute
Melee weapons used during World War I
and pickaxe handles – backed up with handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, and hand grenades.[citation needed] In the Vietnam War film Platoon (1986), the
Trench_raiding_club
Multi-barrel repeating firearm, 1860s-1910s
Gatling gun. An original video about the Gatling history and guns Randolph, Captain W. S., 5th US Artillery Service and Description of Gatling Guns, 1878
Gatling_gun
Class of artillery gun
A field gun is a field artillery piece. Originally the term referred to smaller guns that could accompany a field army on the march, that when in combat
Field_gun
Film by Joel Souza
armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed placed three guns to be used in filming on a cart. Among them were a plastic gun that could not shoot live ammunition, a modified
Rust_(2024_film)
Style of fictional fighting found in film, television, and videogames
back, as well as the use of guns as melee weapons (usually knife fights) are all common. Other moves can involve submachine guns, assault rifles, combat shotguns
Gun_fu
1987 studio album by Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on July 21, 1987, by Geffen Records. The album was
Appetite_for_Destruction
Regulations on arms and ammunition
"Guns in Kuwait – Firearms, gun law and gun control". Gunpolicy.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021. "Guns in
Overview of gun laws by nation
Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation
Striking with the buttstock of a firearm
two most prominent offensive techniques available when using long guns in hand-to-hand combat, the other being bayonet thrusts. It is the recommended method
Buttstroke
Organ gun
machine guns. Handbook for Gardner and Nordenfelt rifle calibre machine guns. 1889, 1891 Handbook of the 0.45 inch 5 barrel Nordenfelt guns, marks I
Nordenfelt_gun
Power tool used to emit hot air
soften adhesives, and thaw frozen pipes. Heat guns, often called hot air guns or hot air stations for this application, are used in electronics to desolder
Heat_gun
efficient gun foundry under the supervision of European gun makers. During the 18th century, Tipu Sultan was notable for effective use of guns, mortar,
History_of_the_firearm
Chinese bronze firearm dated to 1287
The Heilongjiang hand cannon or hand-gun is a bronze hand cannon manufactured no later than 1288 and is the world's oldest confirmed surviving firearm
Heilongjiang_hand_cannon
Compensates for the motion of the platform
attempt was made to stabilize Soviet tank guns as early as 1938. U.S. tanks equipped with the single plane gun elevation stabilization were found to be
Gun_stabilizer
Type of firearm propellant
powder was used in rivet guns, stun guns for animals, cable splicers and other industrial construction tools. The "stud gun", a powder-actuated tool,
Gunpowder
1927 film
Gun-Hand Garrison is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Edward Gordon and starring Kermit Maynard, Ruby Blaine and Jack Anthony. Kermit Maynard
Gun-Hand_Garrison
Heavy machine gun
open, making these guns air-cooled and thus water-free and lighter for use as aircraft machine guns. These six MG 94 air-cooled guns were taken out of
Maxim_gun
2021 manslaughter on a film set
adaptation of The Crow starring Bill Skarsgård, to ban all real guns from his set and use Airsoft guns instead, deeming the cost "worth it" as long as it ensured
Rust_shooting_incident
SS officer & convicted war criminal (1912–1969)
man who is facing the boy with a sub-machine gun in hand. The Report was used in prosecuting former Nazis for war crimes. Blösche initially avoided detection
Josef_Blösche
1930s towed 37 mm anti-tank gun
dozen Polish guns fell into Soviet hands. Late in 1941 these pieces were issued to Red Army units to make up for the lack of anti-tank guns. Yugoslavia
Bofors_37_mm_anti-tank_gun
Russian light machine gun
lit. 'Degtyaryov hand-held machine gun, RPD') is a 7.62x39mm light machine gun developed in the Soviet Union by Vasily Degtyaryov for the 7.62×39mm M43
RPD_machine_gun
Mexican drug trafficker (born 1960)
in possession of 28 machine guns, 2 hand guns, 223 magazines, 10,000 rounds of ammunition, 12 grenade launchers, 18 hand grenades, smoke grenades and
Héctor_Luis_Palma_Salazar
Small scale night-time surprise attacks in warfare
armed with more modern weapons such as pistols, shotguns, submachine guns, and hand grenades, though these were only intended to be used in an emergency
Trench_raiding
Semi-automatic pistol
1999, approximately 15,000 guns were produced in four versions capable of firing six different cartridges. All guns were hand-fitted and capable of high
LAR_Grizzly_Win_Mag
Season of television series
reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns) premiered on Fox on May 31, 2021, and concluded on September 13, 2021. Gordon
Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 20
Hell's_Kitchen_(American_TV_series)_season_20
Machine gun
interest in machine guns and after a series of trials selected the Gardner gun. During these tests a five-barrelled Gardner gun fired 16,754 rounds before
Gardner_gun
The first Japanese matchlock guns were designed by the Japanese after Tanegashima Tokitaka bought two matchlock guns from Portuguese adventurers who
Artillery_of_Japan
Submachine gun
basis of most submachine guns manufactured during the first half of the 20th century. What became known as the "submachine gun" had its genesis in the
MP_18
American light tank
light armor made it vulnerable to virtually all German tanks, anti-tank guns, and hand-held anti-tank weapons. The contribution of the M24 to winning the war
M24_Chaffee
Medieval cannon
bombardier and the word bombardment. The term bombard was first used to describe guns of any kind from the early to mid-14th century, but it was later applied
Bombard_(weapon)
forces) Madsen machine gun (captured from Dutch forces) Training light machine guns (Blank-firing training light machine guns used in paramilitary training
List of World War II infantry weapons
List_of_World_War_II_infantry_weapons
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
2S9 Nona. They have short barrels in comparison to guns and are much more lightly built than guns of a similar calibre – all characteristics of infantry
Mortar_(weapon)
Weapon that has a barrel without rifling
11-inch smoothbore Dahlgren guns showing Rifling Buck and ball Cap gun Caplock mechanism Internal ballistics Tubes and primers for ammunition Minié ball Gunpowder
Smoothbore
Special type of air gun used in airsoft
Airsoft guns are air guns used in airsoft sports. They are a special type of low-power smoothbore guns designed to shoot non-metallic spherical projectiles
Airsoft_gun
Rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells
systems are commonly used as aircraft guns and anti-aircraft guns. Autocannons are heavy weapons that are unsuitable for use by infantry. Due to the heavy
Autocannon
American submachine gun
production of 15,000 Thompson Submachine Guns in 1920. For WWII, approximately 1,700,000 Thompson Submachine Guns were produced by Auto-Ordnance and Savage
Thompson_submachine_gun
2024 American crime thriller film
an Appetite for Destruction in New Trailer for the Neo-Western Thriller 'Guns & Moses' [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved June 2, 2025. "Guns & Moses". Fathom
Guns_&_Moses
143oz in British measurements. In general, larger ships carried more guns and the guns they carried were of a larger calibre. The muzzle-loading design and
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail
Naval_artillery_in_the_Age_of_Sail
American machine gun
purchased two guns in 1902, followed by an additional purchase of 140 guns in 1904. These guns, along with small quantities of Maxim and Vickers guns, were issued
M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun
M1895_Colt–Browning_machine_gun
Device that uses compressed air to fire projectiles
Certain types of air guns (usually air rifles) may also launch fin-stabilized projectile such as darts (e.g., tranquilizer guns) or hollow-shafted arrows
Air_gun
Tank gun
85 mm calibre guns on the T-34-85 tank, and by 122mm and 152 mm guns on the new IS-2 heavy tank and in the casemate-type heavy assault guns SU-152 and ISU-152
76_mm_tank_gun_M1940_F-34
Imitation weapons made for playing
Toy guns are toys which imitate real guns, but are designed for recreational sport or casual play by children. From hand-carved wooden replicas to factory-produced
Toy_gun
Gun for an individual
used colloquially (sometimes incorrectly) to refer to any type of guns including air guns. The first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China
Firearm
Class of artillery
power of the gun's firing, and was hence both uncertain, based on an unsound principle and unsuited to large guns. Armstrong screw-breech guns were initially
Rifled_breech_loader
American political organization (1966–1982)
they would "sell the books, make the money, buy the guns, and go on the streets with the guns. We'll protect a mother, protect a brother, and protect
Black_Panther_Party
Machine gun
the gun. The JM twin-mounts were the standard emplacement for the mle 1931 in fixed fortifications, while tanks and other AFVs received single guns. The
Reibel_machine_gun
1990 film by Geoff Murphy
Young Guns II is a 1990 American Western action film and a sequel to Young Guns (1988). It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
Young_Guns_II
gun and howitzers into batteries. Pre-war allocations called for 6-pounder field guns matched with 12-pounder howitzers, 9 and 12-pounder field guns matched
Field artillery in the American Civil War
Field_artillery_in_the_American_Civil_War
Organised crime in Liverpool, UK
Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten raided Warren's villa, where they found guns and ammunition and a large amount of several illegal drugs. Warren was sentenced
Gangs_in_Liverpool
Slogan of Texas Tech University
Guns Up is the famous slogan and hand signal of Texas Tech University. The slogan and hand signal are used by students and alumni as a school-spirited
Guns_Up
Tool for applying grease
resemblance to contemporary hand-powered grease guns that gave the nickname to the World War II-era M3 submachine gun. Drum pump Grease gun injury Wikimedia Commons
Grease_gun
Type of long gun appearing in 15th-century Europe
calibre – a reference to the gun's standardized bore. The caliver allowed troops to load bullets faster since they fitted their guns more easily, whereas before
Arquebus
Firearm with flint-striking ignition
earlier guns. The flash pan is primed with a small amount of very finely ground gunpowder, and the flashpan lid or frizzen is closed. The gun is now in
Flintlock
Type of firearm
with projectiles. Most harmonica guns are percussion cap guns, although some designs exist for compressed air guns and some examples were made in pinfire
Harmonica_gun
Submachine gun
https://modernfirearms.net/en/submachine-guns/japan-submachine-guns/tip-100-eng/ Type 100 submachine gun production number (1945) Miller, David (2007)
Type_100_submachine_gun
Fortress gun
these infantry guns in service. In addition to the infantry gun role, the Germans used a number of guns to arm their A7V tanks and the guns were mounted
5.7_cm_Maxim-Nordenfelt
Type of toy gun designed to shoot water
with a squirt-gun." For several years in the United States and Canada, import regulations and domestic laws have required squirt guns to be made of clear
Water_gun
Small firearm
fictional sleeve guns involve a small conventional pistol on a sliding or telescoping rail, which quickly releases the weapon into the hand for firing, either
Sleeve_gun
Fully automatic firearm
classified as autocannons rather than machine guns. As a class of military kinetic projectile weapons, machine guns are designed to be mainly used as infantry
Machine_gun
2009 studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd – God+%2B+Guns" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2024. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lynyrd Skynyrd – God+%2B+Guns" (in Dutch). Hung Medien
God_&_Guns
Light field gun
guns had a box trail carriage built from bolted steel plates with two large wooden spoked wheels. The guns did not have a recoil mechanism or a gun shield
3.2-inch_gun_M1897
Gun-rights slogan
good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing." Two years later he would be quoted saying "this is not about guns, this
Guns don't kill people, people kill people
Guns_don't_kill_people,_people_kill_people
1937 engagement in the Battle of Shanghai
total of 27 light machine guns, mostly Czech ZB vz.26, approximately one for each squad. The four water-cooled Type 24 Maxim guns were the only heavy weapons
Defense_of_Sihang_Warehouse
Walking stick with a hidden gun
A cane gun is a walking cane with a hidden gun built into it. Cane guns are sometimes mistaken for similar-looking "poacher's guns". These are usually
Cane_gun
Light machine gun
The Bren gun (Brno-Enfield) was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by the United Kingdom in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While
Bren_light_machine_gun
school employees to carry concealed guns on campuses. It also allows anyone with a concealed weapons permit to carry guns openly in cities or towns with bans
Gun_laws_in_Missouri
Laws or policies that regulate firearms
laws aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of high-risk individuals in the United States. They found that some laws prohibiting gun possession by people
Gun_control
1968 film by Henri Verneuil
Guns for San Sebastian (French: La bataille de San Sebastian) is a 1968 French Western film based on the 1962 novel A Wall for San Sebastian, written by
Guns_for_San_Sebastian
Danish light machine gun
having intercepted a shipment of 660 guns originally destined for Bulgaria in 7x57 Mauser and smuggling about 300 guns in 7.62x54R out of Denmark, they would
Madsen_machine_gun
American rotary machine gun
refer to any externally powered rotary gun of rifle caliber. The term is sometimes used loosely to refer to guns of similar rates of fire and configuration
M134_Minigun
Imperial Russian field gun
ended up in Austro-Hungarian hands. Due to a shortage of anti-aircraft guns some M1902's were converted to anti-aircraft guns by fitting the barrel and recoil
76_mm_divisional_gun_M1902
Austtralian submachine gun
Lysaght's produced 28,000 Owen guns. However, the initial batch of ammunition turned out to be the wrong type and 10,000 guns could not be supplied with ammunition
Owen_gun
Long staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts
Gun), also called the Whip Stick (Bian Gun) or Heart High Stick (Xin Gun) - it is lighter and faster than the Ba Gua Staff, it can be used one-handed
Gun_(staff)
Makeshift ranged weapon
Improvised firearms (sometimes called zip guns, pipe guns, or slam guns) are firearms manufactured by an entity other than a registered firearms manufacturer
Improvised_firearm
Submachine gun
guns in forward fuselage racks on the Tu-2Sh variant of the Tupolev Tu-2 bomber. The USSR had produced more than five million PPSh-41 submachine guns
PPSh-41
Soviet field gun
one of either A-19 or 107-mm guns (a total of 24 ML-20s). With two battalions of ML-20 and two of either A-19 or 107-mm guns (a total of 24 ML-20s). With
122_mm_gun_M1931/37_(A-19)
2022 action drama film by Joseph Kosinski
group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission. Development of a Top Gun sequel was announced
Top_Gun:_Maverick
Guns N' Roses was formed in March 1985 by vocalist Axl Rose and rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin of Hollywood Rose, with lead guitarist Tracii Guns, bassist
List_of_Guns_N'_Roses_members
GUNS FOR-HANDS
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Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Good Character
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : name of a clan associated with Caithness, derived from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (or the feminine form Gunne), a short form of any of various compound names with the first element gunn ‘battle’.Scottish : sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Dhuinn ‘son of the servant of the brown one’ (see Dunn). (According to Woulfe a name of the same form also existed in Sligo, Ireland.)English : metonymic occupational name for someone who operated a siege engine or cannon, perhaps also a nickname for a forceful person, from Middle English gunne, gonne ‘ballista’, ‘cannon’, ‘gun’. The term originated as a humorous application of the Scandinavian female personal name Gunne or Gunnhildr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Middle English, Old English ford, or a habitational name from one of the many places named with this word, such as Ford in Northumberland, Shropshire, and West Sussex, or Forde in Dorset.Irish : Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example Mac Giolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran).Jewish : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.Translation of German Fürth (see Furth).
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-GUN means "grape."
Girl/Female
Danish, Indian, Swedish
Singing
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, English, Gaelic, German, Greek, Latin, Scandinavian, Scottish
Form of Gustave; Staff of the Gods; Sole; Any Choice; Moslem Teacher; Worthy of Respect
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Catalan
English, French, and Catalan : nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort, ‘strong’, ‘brave’ (Latin fortis). In some cases it may be from the Latin personal name derived from this word; this was borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France.English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a fortress or stronghold, or an occupational name for someone employed in one. Compare Fortier 1.Czech (Fořt) : variant of Forst.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A garden, a covering.
Girl/Female
Indian
Obedient; Understanding
Girl/Female
Indian
Sweet Like Sugar
Boy/Male
Scottish
White.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Bestowed with Qualities
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Brave; Wise
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Old Norse Ãvarr, IFOR means "bow warrior."
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Þórr, TOR means "Thor" or "thunder." Compare with other forms of Tor.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The sound
Female
English
English variant spelling of French Fleur, or perhaps just a short form of Latin Flora, both FLOR means "flower."
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
The Sound; The Echo
Male
English
 English short form of Latin Augustus, GUS means "venerable."
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Biblical
who kisses
Biblical
which is all bone
Boy/Male
Muslim
Compeller, Comforter, Compelled
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
God Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Firm; Judicious; Steady; Joyful
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
A Row of Pictures
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Water; Father
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Simouth.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Seed of Fire
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Name of a King; Noble Counsel
GUNS FOR-HANDS
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conj.
Since; because; introducing a reason of something before advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before.
conj.
Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything.
n.
A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.
prep.
Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
n.
One who makes or fits stocks, as of guns or gun carriages, etc.
prep.
Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.
prep.
Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; /ntending to go to.
n.
A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
n.
A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.
prep.
Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc.
prep.
Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done.
prep.
Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of.
prep.
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
prep.
Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against.
n.
One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.
prep.
Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of.
n.
A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
prep.
Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done.
n.
A naval vessel carrying seventy-four guns.