Rodman gun

English

Etymology

Designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871).

Noun

Rodman gun (plural Rodman guns)

  1. Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War.
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