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Definition of "tampion" []

  • A plug or cover for the muzzle of a cannon or gun to keep out dust and moisture. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tampion" in a sentence
  • "Re the applicator issue, see also the French 'tampion' - a stopper for the barrel of a gun or cannon; but probably not Tampere which is known as Finland's Manchester ... although now I come to think of it ..."
  • "A dome covering the bore may prove to be a tampion, a plug used to seal the gun when not in use."
  • "Hornblower took out the tampion and went round to the breech; he twirled the elevating screw until his eye told him that the gun was at the maximum elevation at which it could be run out."
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