elephant gun

English

Noun

elephant gun (plural elephant guns)

Theodore Roosevelt holding an elephant gun

1. A large-calibre firearm capable of killing an elephant or other big game.
   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     Lord John was standing at gaze with his finger on the trigger of his elephant-gun, his eager hunter's soul shining from his fierce eyes.

Translations

large-calibre firearm

• Finnish: norsupyssy

See also

• Nitro Express