Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gun fired in foggy weather as a warning to sailors.

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Examples

  • But Captain Bloomsbury, well acquainted with every portion of this coast, ran as close along the southern shore as he dared, the fog-gun at Point Boneta safely directing his course.

    All Around the Moon Jules Verne 1866

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