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gunwise en · ADJ

Etymology

From gun + -wise.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) By or in terms of guns.
2. (not-comparable) In the manner of a gun.
   • And then the Martian beside us raised his tube on high and discharged it gunwise, with a heavy report that made the ground heave. 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 141:

gunwise en · ADV

Etymology

From gun + -wise.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) By or in terms of guns.