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Definition of Rodman gun

Rodman gun
Columbiad Co*lum"bi*ad, n. [From Columbia the United States.] (Mil.) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation. Note: Since the War of 1812 the Columbiad has been much modified, especially by General Rodman, and the improved form now used in seacoast defense is often called the Rodman gun.

Meaning of Rodman gun from wikipedia

- The Rodman gun is any of a series of American Civil War–era columbiads designed by Union artillery officer Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871). The guns were...
- Rodman gun, which in various sizes saw extensive use in coastal defenses, and was called the "strongest cast iron cannon ever made." General Rodman also...
- Rodman may refer to: Rodman, Iowa Rodman, New York, a town Rodman (CDP), New York, a hamlet in the town Rodman Mountains, California Rodman Reservoir...
- mounted in the turrets of USS Dictator and USS Puritan. Both Rodman gun and Dahlgren gun were designed to fire both shot and explosive s****.|} Heyday:...
- they were replaced by Endicott period forts and weapons. Along with Rodman guns, some were deplo**** shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish–American...
- (254 mm) and 15-inch (381 mm) Rodman smoothbore guns 8-inch (203 mm) Rodman converted rifles (converted from 10-inch Rodman guns) As early as 1882, the need...
- in American history: Rodman gun: a m****ive, black, twenty-inch bore that was created in 1864 by artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman. It was originally situated...
- Alphonse D'Arco, the caporegime of The Vario Crew, to a meeting at the Rodman gun at John Paul Jones Park, in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. C****o gave D'Arco a list...
- (254 mm) and 15-inch (381 mm) Rodman guns. As the result of a World War II s**** drive, four 10-inch and one 15-inch guns were retained at the fort's east...
- vault below, and honoring the "unknowns of the Civil War". Originally, a Rodman gun was placed on each corner, and a pyramid of shot adorned the center of...