gun carriage

noun

the structure on which a gun is mounted or moved and from which it is fired.

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Words nearby gun carriage

gumweed, gumwood, gun, gun brig, gun camera, gun carriage, gun control, gun crew, gun deck, gun dog, gun for

Origin of gun carriage

First recorded in 1760–70

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Example sentences from the Web for gun carriage

The cannon had been hurled to some distance, and was lying on a piece of ice that looked like a gun-carriage.
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras|Jules Verne
A pillar fixed to the ground at the side of the gun-carriage supported a tuning-fork, the Sebert.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
He was serving in the Belgian army, and was behind a gun-carriage when it was fired upon and started.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
She seated herself on the gun-carriage and drew the two tunics on to her lap.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

She sat on the gun-carriage and he leaned against the parapet by her side.
Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady

British Dictionary definitions for gun carriage

gun carriage

noun

a mechanical frame on which a gun is mounted for adjustment and firing or for transportation

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