elephant guns
Big-game rifles
Elephant guns are large-caliber rifles designed to kill elephants and other dangerous game.
The term extends to any weapon or tool of excessive power for the situation: They're bringing out the elephant guns for this negotiation.
In business and law, elephant guns are aggressive tactics or resources deployed against a major target.
Tusk-derived material
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- herdGrazing animals together
- SerengetiTanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
conservation · wildlife reserve · game warden · bush · waterhole · acacia · baobab · endangered species
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- double-barrelTwo-chambered gun design
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- magnum1.5-liter wine vessel
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
ammunition · bolt-action · recoil · ballistics · barrel · stock · trigger · scope
Large hunted wildlife
- safariWildlife observation journey
- trophyAward for winning
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- lionManed African feline
dangerous game · leopard · rhinoceros · charging · tracker · bushveld · savanna · game reserve
Domain under unified control
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- scramble for AfricaEuropean colonial rush, 1880s-1900s
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
expedition · explorer · settler · trophy room · Hemingway · Roosevelt · exploitation · domination
Quality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- museumPublic exhibit space
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
auction · patina · relic · artifact · restoration · provenance · gunroom · display case
ivory
Tusk-derived material
Serengeti · conservation · wildlife reserve · game warden · bush · waterhole · acacia · baobab · endangered species · habitat loss
rifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- double-barrelTwo-chambered gun design
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- magnum1.5-liter wine vessel
cartridge · ammunition · bolt-action · recoil · ballistics · barrel · stock · trigger · scope · sights
big game
Large hunted wildlife
dangerous game · lion · leopard · rhinoceros · charging · tracker · bushveld · savanna · game reserve · stalking
empire
Domain under unified control
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- scramble for AfricaEuropean colonial rush, 1880s-1900s
conquest · expedition · explorer · settler · trophy room · Hemingway · Roosevelt · exploitation · domination · colonial era
vintage
Quality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- museumPublic exhibit space
- heirloomInherited family treasure
engraving · auction · patina · relic · artifact · restoration · provenance · gunroom · display case · estate sale
elephant gunspeashooters
Small projectile-blowing tubes
derringers · pocket pistols · BB guns · air pistols · pen guns
elephant, elephants, guns, elephantine, gunned, gunner, gunners, gunnery, gunning