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Recent Examples of culverin
Researchers recently found medieval cannonballs from culverins, an early form of cannon, that were most likely used by Vlad the Impaler, during his bloody battle in 1461 with the Ottoman Turks.
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Fox News, 5 Aug. 2019
Fox News, 5 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culverin
Noun
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Then the French started to standardize their muskets.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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His 134 men were armed with musket, cartridge pouch, and sword in case of a hostile encounter, and the Africaansche Galey lay close by with a couple of small cannon brought forward on the bow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two were killed with a shotgun.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Four-receiver sets, a shotgun formation and breakneck tempo were foreign to Faulkner.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This tank is potentially equipped with a 130mm smoothbore gun.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Guns are a part of American life, and have been since the very beginning, from the matchlock muskets arming the earliest colonies to the Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles of the Old West to the Glock handgun of today.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
7 Mar. 2018
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First-generation matchlock rifles, tanks, and aircraft had major limitations but improved over time.—
Paul Scharre,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Feb. 2018
Noun
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With feverish speed and characteristic blunderbuss, President Donald Trump has given the federal government – and himself – unprecedented control over private economic decisions.—
Matthew Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
28 Jan. 2026
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The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation allege the firearm used in the attack had been purchased by his father despite an earlier concern from law enforcement about the teen.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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In 2018, he was sentenced to another 10 years for possession of a firearm as a felon.—
Jim Beaugez,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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According to federal authorities, Morales Tejada in October 2023 was convicted in Superior Court in Connecticut on charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree failure to appear.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Smith’s waders started to fill with water, and the pistol strapped to his chest felt like a weight pulling him under.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Culverin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culverin. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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