Roaring Meg

archaic figuratively obsolete

A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9.

Japanese Meaning

エディンバラ城にある巨大な大砲、特に15番目の大砲（通常は『Mons Meg』と呼ばれる）、または1688～1689年の包囲戦でロンドンデリーの防衛に使用された大砲

What is this buttons?

Roaring Meg's thunderous boom echoed across the valley as the artillery crew prepared to reload the massive cannon.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その巨大な大砲の轟音が谷間に響き渡り、砲兵隊はそれを再装填する準備をした。

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Sense（1）

A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9.

Sense（2）

(figuratively, now rare) Any large or impressive thing.

Musica est mentis medicina mæstæ, a roaring-meg against melancholy, to rear and revive the languishing soul […]

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Sense（3）

(obsolete) A kind of spinning top.

Roaring Megs

（ plural ）

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