Definition
A cannon or gun that fires a projectile weighing four pounds, or any projectile of that weight.
Etymology
From 'four' and 'pounder' (from the verb pound), describing military artillery by the weight of its ammunition. This classification system was standard for naming cannons from the 17th century onward.
Kelly Says
Military forces classified cannons by the weight of their shot, so a 4-pounder was lighter and more portable than a 12-pounder but less powerful—Napoleon famously favored lighter guns because they could move with his armies faster, which was part of his revolutionary tactical advantage.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አራት ፓውንድ
araat pawnd
ARالعربية
مدفع أربعة أرطال
madaf arba'a artal
BNবাংলা
চার পাউন্ড
char paund
CACatalà
quatre lliures
kwatr lee-res
CSČeština
čtyřlibrová
t͡ʃtɪr-li-bro-va
DADansk
fire pund
fyr pund
DEDeutsch
vier Pfund
fɛɐ̯ pʁʊnt
ELΕλληνικά
συρρακοφόρος
sirrako-foros
ESEspañol
cuatro libras
kwah-tro lee-bras
FAفارسی
तोپچه چهار پوندی
topoche chahar pundi
FISuomi
neljä punnan
nelya punnan
FRFrançais
quatre-pondeur
katr-pɔ̃-dœʁ
GUGU
ચાર પાઉન્ડ
char paound
HAHA
buhu na'in guda huɗu
buhu na'in guda hudu
HEעברית
תותח ארבעה פאונד
totah arba'a pa'und
HIहिन्दी
चार पाउंड
chaar paound
HUMagyar
négy font
ney- pont
IDBahasa Indonesia
meriam empat pon
meriam empat pon
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụbọchị atọ
akwụkwọ ụbọchị atọ
ITItaliano
quattro libbre
kwah-tro lee-bree
JA日本語
4ポンド砲
yon pon-dou hou
KMKM
យ៉ាងបាន ៤ ប៉ោន
yaung baen 4 paon
KO한국어
4파운드포
seol paundeu po
MRMR
चार पाउंड
char paound
MSBahasa Melayu
meriam empat pon
meriam empat pon
MYမြန်မာ
လေးပவுंड
le-paund
NLNederlands
vierponders
fɛːrˈpɔndərs
NONorsk
fire pund
fire pund
PAPA
ਚਾਰ ਪੌਂਡ
char paound
PLPolski
cztero-funtowy
t͡ʂɛrɔ-funtɔ-vɨ
PTPortuguês
quatro libras
kwah-tro lee-bras
RORomână
cană de patru lire
kană de patru lire
RUРусский
четырефунтовая пушка
chet-y-re-funt-ov-taya pus-ka
SVSvenska
fyr pundare
fyr pund-ar-e
SWKiswahili
bunduki ya paundi nne
bunduki ya paundi nne
TAதமிழ்
நான்கு பவுண்ட்
naanku paound
TEతెలుగు
నాల్గ పౌండ్
naalaga paound
THไทย
ปืนสี่ปอนด์
peen see paound
TLTL
apat na pund
apat na pund
TRTürkçe
dört poundluk
dört pound-luk
UKУкраїнська
чотирифунтова гармата
chotiri-funtova harmata
URاردو
چار پونڈ
chaar paound
VITiếng Việt
pháo bốn pound
phao bon pound
YOYO
arupa ẹgbẹ́
a-ru-pa e-gbe
ZUZU
i-pound eziyathu
i-pound eziyathu