gunwise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

gun +‎ -wise

Adjective[edit]

gunwise (not comparable)

  1. By or in terms of guns.
  2. 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.

Adverb[edit]

gunwise (not comparable)

  1. By or in terms of guns.