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gun room
noun
- a room in which guns are kept.
- British. a room on a warship for the use of junior naval officers.
gun room
noun
- (esp in the Royal Navy) the mess allocated to subordinate or junior officers
- a room where guns are stored
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gun room1
First recorded in 1620–30
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Example Sentences
In a few minutes the first-lieutenant reappeared, with one or two others of the gun-room mess, who greeted him most cordially.
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Nothing else occurred till the 5th of December, when one of the Spanish prisoners was found dead in his bed in the gun-room.
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Out of spirits at the loss of so many poor fellows, and after all at having done so little, I entered the gun-room.
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At five minutes to four tea was served in the gun-room, and, twenty minutes later, Action Stations were taken up again.
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The first proof I had of Mr. Clements being commanding officer, was my being transferred from the cabin to the gun-room.
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