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has gloss | (noun) a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood Quaker gun |
has gloss | eng: A Quaker Gun is a deception tactic that was commonly used in warfare during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although resembling an actual cannon, the Quaker Gun was simply a wooden log, usually painted black, used to deceive an enemy. Misleading the enemy as to the strength of an emplacement was an effective delaying tactic. The name derives from the Religious Society of Friends or "Quakers", who have traditionally held a religious opposition to war and violence in the Peace Testimony and used these false weapons to intimidate possible foes without breaching their pacifistic vows. |
lexicalization | eng: Quaker gun |
subclass of | (noun) a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) gun |
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lexicalization | kor: 가짜 대포 |
lexicalization | kor: 나무 대포 |
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has gloss | spa: Un cañón cuáquero es una pieza de artillería simulada hecha de un tronco, habitualmente pintada de negro y que se utiliza para confundir al enemigo simulando la posesión de una mayor fuerza artillera de la que realmente se tiene. |
lexicalization | spa: Canon cuaquero |
lexicalization | spa: Cañon cuaquero |
lexicalization | spa: cañón cuáquero |
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similar | e/Quaker gun |
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media:img | Quaker Gun2.jpg |
media:img | QuakerGunPortHudson1863.jpg |
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