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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 artilleryman 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:...
- (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...
- they were replaced by Endicott period forts and weapons. Along with Rodman guns, some were deplo**** shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish–American...
- Sandy in 2012. A 20-inch (508 mm) Rodman gun (the biggest gun produced in the Civil War era), a 10-inch (254 mm) Rodman gun, several Nike missiles, and two...
- 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...
- the late 1860s. This used a counterweight to allow a 15-inch (381 mm) Rodman gun to be moved up and down a swiveling ramp, so the weapon could be reloaded...
- 1960s-era computers. A Civil War-era 20-inch Rodman gun is also in the park; this was an experimental gun that was the largest type produced by either...