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