culverin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌlvərɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kul′vər in)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cul•ver•in  (kul′vər in),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarymedieval form of musket.
  2. Militarya kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • Latin colubrīna, feminine of colubrīnus colubrine
  • Middle French coulevrine
  • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
culverin /ˈkʌlvərɪn/ n
  1. a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries
  2. a medieval musket
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, from Latin coluber serpent
'culverin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bastard - bastard culverin - demi-culverin

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