long tom

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   a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy

   Broadercannon

Questions about long tom

What does long tom mean?

long tom means "a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy".

Is long tom a common word?

long tom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.