gunport

American  

[guhn-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈgʌnˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

1. an aperture, as in a protective wall or the side of a ship, through which a gun gin gun can be aimed and fired.

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Etymology

Origin of gunport

First recorded in 1760–70; gun ¹ + port ⁴

Example Sentences

He reached up and seized a notch beneath a gunport, pulling the longboat under the deadeyes that supported the mainmast shrouds.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the line of gunport covers along the upper gun deck were being raised.

From Project Gutenberg

They stood about 25 feet from Gardner, behind a wall cut with a gunport, and were armed with a matched set of .30-caliber Winchester rifles.

From New York Times

Cooper had assigned himself to a gunport in the east wall of the blockhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

A rifle went off—Tom, at the gunport to the left of the front door.

From Project Gutenberg