The Collaborative International Dictionary
Morning \Morn"ing\, a. Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew. --Shak. Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day. Morning gun, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts. Morning sickness (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy. Morning star.
Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf. Evening star, Evening.
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Satan. See Lucifer.
Since he miscalled the morning star, Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.
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A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain.
Morning watch (Naut.), the watch between four a. m. and eight a. m..
Wiktionary
n. (context military English) At military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.
Usage examples of "morning gun".
At daybreak, without the customary signal of the morning gun, the Turks assaulted the city by sea and land.