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Galloper

Galloper \Gal"lop*er\, n.

  1. One who, or that which, gallops.

  2. (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
    --Farrow.

    Galloper gun, a light gun, supported on a galloper, -- formerly attached to British infantry regiments.

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galloper

n. 1 One who gallops. 2 A racehorse.

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Galloper

Galloper could refer to:

  • Hyundai Galloper, an SUV manufactured between 1991 and 2003
  • Another name for carousel
  • Galloper gun, an artillery used circa 1740 in British colonies
  • An obsolete term for aide-de-camp

Usage examples of "galloper".

J notify Bili by farspeak and he, in turn, will inform Kehnooryos Atheenahs by the same method, while sending word to the prince via galloper.

The surviving Highlanders barricaded themselves in houses bordering the stream, but the French poured fire at windows, loopholes and doors, then brought up galloper guns to fire across the stream until at last, with all their officers killed or wounded, the dazed Highlanders surrendered.

The headquarters party fell in around him, bannermen and buglers and gallopers.

A galloper gun had taken position two hundred paces away from Sharpe and the gun's crew was lining the barrel on the newly formed square.

A French galloper gun opened fire, splaying a redcoat colour party into ruin.

A British galloper gun unlimbered and fired fast into the blinding fog.

Even as I speak to you all here, elements of Lord Alexandras' fleet are assembling in and around one of the rivermouth ports of southern Karaleenos, awaiting only the word from one of my gallopers to set sail for Neos Kolpos.

Of course, your position there on the right gave you a perspective which mine own denied me, but I am here to state that you accomplished what was undoubtedly your purpose, accomplished it with a vengeance, I might add, and gallopers were dispatched to the King with news of your victory ere you and your retinue had returned to our lines.

After dispatching a galloper to seek out King Arthur, he toed Bruiser forward to slowly descend the hillslope, his escort of dragoons following him and the foreign nobleman who rode at his side.