evening gun
evening gun · evening guns
The firing of a gun after the last note of the retreat, signalling the lowering of the…The firing of a gun after the last note of the retreat, signalling the lowering of the flag at sunset; the gun thus fired.
Meaning
1 sensesThe firing of a gun after the last note of the retreat, signalling the lowering of the flag at sunset; the gun thus fired.
Forms
plural: evening guns| Singular | evening gun |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsretreat gun