Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The science dealing with the techniques and procedures of operating guns.
- noun The use of guns.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of guns: same as
gunning . - noun Specifically The art and science of firing guns.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The
science ofguns andgunfire including aspects ofbullet flight andimpact . - noun uncountable The
design andmanufacture of guns, particularly those of a largecaliber . - noun countable A place where guns are tested, or where people are trained in their use
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun guns collectively
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even though he never took control of an aircraft while in gunnery school, Clark reveled in the opportunity to soar and dive inside of AT-6 training planes.
Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II 2008
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We started our training in gunnery school in November, 1942.
"OUR TURN NEXT" 1942
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I told him I was interested in gunnery school and he told me that I could go to gunnery school after I finished OCS.
"OUR TURN NEXT" 1942
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The jolt was like a "puppy smacked by a truck," recalled the gunnery officer, Lt. (j.g.)
Dead In the Water 2007
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For there is order in everything, and particularly in German gunnery.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider William Henry Lowe Watson
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Upon this principle, Mr Tallboys had added John Hamilton Moore to his library, and had advanced about as far into navigation as he had in gunnery, that is, to the threshold, where he stuck fast, with all his mathematical tools, which he did not know how to use.
Mr. Midshipman Easy Frederick Marryat 1820
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Upon this principle Mr Tallboys had added John Hamilton Moore to his library, and had advanced about as far into navigation as he had in gunnery, that is, to the threshold, where he stuck fast, with all his mathematical tools, which he did not know how to use.
Mr. Midshipman Easy Frederick Marryat 1820
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He was noted for the especial care he had devoted to training his crew in gunnery, which is generally believed to have been the deciding factor in the duel with Chesapeake.
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Any kind of gunnery from those vantage-spots would guard the press.
The Clarion Samuel Hopkins Adams 1914
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'British schoolchildren t'be trained in swordmanship an' gunnery '(' half of 'em be knowin 'how t'use a knife already, this not be a stretch') and the iPad in the UK to be renamd the iPatch.
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chained_bear commented on the word gunnery
WordNet is forgetting that gunnery also describes the art and science of using artillery.
October 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gunnery
It can't be bothered with that. It's having an affair with "collectively" right now.
October 10, 2008
bilby commented on the word gunnery
Get thee to a gunnery.
October 10, 2008