noun
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the art and science of the efficient design and use of ordnance, esp artillery
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guns collectively
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the use and firing of guns
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(modifier) of, relating to, or concerned with heavy guns, as in warfare
a gunnery officer
Etymology
Origin of gunnery
Example Sentences
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Matt served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader and gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
In the first decade of the 20th century, two brilliant English civilians, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, invented the world’s first modern gunnery computer to aim the big guns of battleships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
It included a live-fire gunnery exercise conducted by the guided missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
In 1943 he joined the Navy, where as a seaman he carried out general ship and gunnery duties on the Flower class corvette HMS Potentilla.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
Maniac and Mars Bar stared in silence at the gunnery slots, where wide- open eyes began to appear, one pair atop another.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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