English Dictionary

flag gun

noun

(UK) A gun in an artillery train bearing a flag. / A humorous prop gun which unfurls a small flag when its trigger is pulled.

The flag gun was used to signal the start of the race.

意味（1）

(UK) A gun in an artillery train bearing a flag.

Major Lawrence returned answer, 'that the English colours were carried on the flag gun of their artillery, which if Mons. D'Aotenil would look out for, he might thence discover where the English were posted ; and that, although he was as unwilling as himself to spill European blood, yet if any shots came that way he should certainly return them.'

意味（2）

A humorous prop gun which unfurls a small flag when its trigger is pulled.

I'm going all out with the props. A rubber fish with a big smile, a bang flag gun, and a kazoo. . . .