gunter

[ guhn-ter ]

/ ˈgʌn tər /

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noun Nautical.

a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.

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Origin of gunter

First recorded in 1670–80; named after Edmund Gunter for its resemblance to an instrument using his principles

Words nearby gunter

gunslinger, gunsmith, gunstock, gunstock stile, gun tackle, gunter, gunter rig, Gunter's chain, Gunther, gun-toting, Guntur

Other definitions for gunter (2 of 2)

Gunter

[ guhn-ter ]

/ ˈgʌn tər /

noun

Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.

How to use gunter in a sentence

Here Muehl appears alongside Hermann Nitsch, Gunter Brus, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler, his fellow founders of Aktionism in 1964.
The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the day of a scheduled meeting with her district manager to discuss all this, Dee Gunter was fired.
A Wal-Mart Worker's Horror Story|Liza Featherstone|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When I met the couple in 2003, Gunter smiled indulgently at this.
A Wal-Mart Worker's Horror Story|Liza Featherstone|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Liza Featherstone on Dee Gunter, one plaintiff behind the largest sex discrimination case in U.S. history.
A Wal-Mart Worker's Horror Story|Liza Featherstone|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He published several hundred book reviews on writers as diverse as Gunter Grass and Yashar Kemal.
The Literary Gentleman|John Freeman|January 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I wud advise a man who is aisily affected be books to stick to Archibald Clavering Gunter.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
This Mr. R. Gunter has done on the most liberal and extensive scale, and with great and merited success.
The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple|John Claudius Loudon
Mr. Gunter tried to substitute the heat of steam for that of tan, as a bottom heat, but did not succeed.
The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple|John Claudius Loudon
The mathematical works of Gunter and Newton, particularly the former, are surprisingly destitute of mathematical symbols.
William Oughtred|Florian Cajori
At Gunter we started formation flying, night flying and instrument flying.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson

British Dictionary definitions for gunter

Gunter

/ (ˈɡʌntə) /

noun

Edmund. 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer, who invented various measuring instruments, including Gunter's chain

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