Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pistol used for firing colored signal flares.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pistol for firing Very-light flares
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Edward Wilson Very, (1847–1910), American naval officer.]
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