up-gun

English

Alternative forms

• upgun

Etymology

From up- +‎ gun.

Verb

up-gun (third-person singular simple present up-guns, present participle up-gunning, simple past and past participle up-gunned)

1. (transitive) To equip with additional guns or more powerful guns.
   • 2001, David French, Raising Churchill's Army:

     Hitherto, up-gunning British tanks had been prevented because of a basic design parameter.