午ご砲ほう

noun

noon gun; noonday gun

A historical time signal: a cannon fired at noon. Now mostly a historical or cultural reference.

• 昔むかし、港みなと町まちでは正しょう午ごに午ご砲ほうが鳴ならされた。

  In the old days, the noon gun was fired at noon in port towns.