gunnery

Examples

• All

• There will be a gunnery crew here on Monday to man the ordnance.

  1941 (1979)

• - Gunnery department ready for sea, sir.

  Destination Tokyo (1943)

• Gunnery Sergeant Murphy asked us to wait five minutes for him.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Former gunnery sergeant in Her Majesty's Forces.

  The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

• In case it slipped your mind, it's gunnery stations at 0830.

  In Harm's Way (1965)

• You're flying over the San Magill gunnery range.

  Commando (1985)

• My dad, USMC Gunnery Sergeant Oscar Bennett, was captured on Corregidor in May 1942.

  Blog text (11)

• The stripes on the jacket—two rockers up, three chevrons down—gave his rank: Gunnery Sergeant.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The gunnery crew conducted practice drills to prepare for the upcoming naval exercises.

• During the exercise, the gunnery officers worked closely to ensure accurate targeting of the enemy vessels.

Synonyms

A

artillery

vsgunnery

• Specialized

150 6.9

Large guns on land that fire shells over long distances

is about collective use of guns including naval contexts not only land

O

ordnance

vsgunnery

• Specialized

27 8.7

Weapons and ammunition used by an army, especially large guns

refers to guns used collectively not all weapons or equipment

H

heavy artillery

vsgunnery

• Specialized

17 5.0

Guns that fire large shells at targets far away in war

is the general collective term for guns not only the largest pieces

N

naval weaponry

vsgunnery

1 6.1

Weapons used on military ships, like guns and missiles

focuses on guns used collectively in military operations often aboard ships

Compounds

G

gunnery sergeant

• Specialized

25 7.4

A senior Marine who trains and cares for junior Marines in the US Marine Corps

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Etymology