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the sailors and petty officers in charge of a gun on a ship.[1860-65]
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gun crew — noun : the petty officers and men assigned to the service of a gun on a naval vessel * * * the sailors and petty officers in charge of a gun on a ship. [1860 65] * * * gun crew, a section of a ship s company in charge of handling the ship s guns … Useful english dictionary
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gun crew — group in charge of a ship s guns … English contemporary dictionary
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gun|ner — «GUHN uhr», noun. 1. a man trained to fire artillery; soldier who handles and fires cannon: »The gunner fired the cannon in a salute as the flag was raised. 2. a naval warrant officer in charge of a ship s guns. 3. the member of a gun crew in the … Useful english dictionary
crew — crew1 [kro͞o] n. [ME creue, increase, growth < OFr < pp. of creistre, to grow < L crescere: see CRESCENT] 1. a group of people associating or classed together; company, set, gang, etc. 2. a group of people working together, usually under … English World dictionary
Gun turret — A gun turret is a device that protects the crew or mechanism of a projectile firing weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in many directions.A turret is a rotating weapon platform. This can be mounted on a fortified… … Wikipedia
Gun Carrier Mark I — Infobox Weapon name= Gun Carrier Mark I caption= British Gun Carrier Mark I fitted with a 60 pounder gun origin= flagcountry|UK type= Self propelled artillery is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=yes… … Wikipedia
gun — n. & v. n. 1 any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand with a grip at one end, from which bullets or other missiles are propelled with great force, esp. by a contained explosion. 2 any device imitative of this, e.g … Useful english dictionary
gun team — pabūklo skyrius statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Mažiausias artilerijos ugnies vienetas, naudojantis artilerijos pabūklą. Pabūklo skyrius atlieka ugnies uždavinius pabūklų būryje arba savarankiškai. Pabūklo skyrių sudaro skyriaus vadas ir… … Artilerijos terminų žodynas
