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A shell (in gunnery).
Gunnery order for a temporary cessation of firing. By extension it could also be used to silence somebody in the middle of an argument.
In shipboard gunnery, when one round or salvo is too far, and the next one is too short, or vice versa.
A signal indicating that the correct spots have been applied and gunnery rounds are falling on target. The gun should now commence rapid fire.
A vessel, typically an obsolete or captured warship, used for naval gunnery practice or for weapons testing. The term includes both ships intended to be sunk and ships intended to survive and see repeated use as a target.
Gunner Sugdens is British slang for long, baggy, old−fashioned short trousers.
An old naval expression meaning to be laid over a gun and receive a thrashing.
Bending over the barrel of a gun for punitive beating with a cane or cat.
A weapons or gunnery officer.
In the days of sail, sailors were often flogged while bending over the barrel of a gun. See "Kissing the Gunner's Daughter".
Rear gunner is British slang for a male homosexual.
Gunnery Instructor.
armed guard on or in a vehicle who watches for enemy activity and returns fire if attacked. Also a door gunner on a helicopter. Pg. 520
In gunnery, an unsafe condition where the bore of the gun is not clear after firing.
In gunnery, acquire the first salvo of gunfire on one side of the target, and the second salvo on the other.
Gunner's Mate Guns Class Petty Officer or just GMGFirst Class, which is the same as an E-6 in any service.
chest protector (body armor) worn by helicopter gunners.
The original entry related to the term 4/6 heave which related to moving a fixed object belonging to (I believe) the Royal Navy (could be the RAF), one had to obtain a work order which was numbered 46. So when a group of squaddies (that's another one)were moving something, to make sure they all lifted at the same time someone called out. "4/6, Heave".However, it turns out the term is actually 2, 6 heave!"It's a naval expression, originally used when gun crews pulled the cannon in or out of the gun port. The 2 and the 6 related to the numbers of the men that were to pull- gunner 2 and gunner 6. Never heard it at school but my Dad, being a sailor, used it all the time. Normally shortened to just "2! 6!If anyone can add to this - or to the 4/6 heave story, please do.
Gunnery specialist.
Term for weapons specialist.
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Gunner is a 2024 American action thriller film written by Gary Scott Thompson and directed by Dimitri Logothetis. It stars Luke Hemsworth, Mykel Shannon
Gunner Duvall Stockton is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs. Stockton was born in Tiger, Georgia, to Rob and Sherrie Stockton,
Look up Gunner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gunner is a nickname, given name, and surname. It may refer to: Gunner Kelly (1906–1977), Australian
A dorsal gunner, mid-upper gunner or top gunner is an air gunner responsible for operating a gun position or turret located on the upper (dorsal) fuselage
An air gunner or aerial gunner is a member of a military aircrew who operates flexible-mount or turret-mounted machine guns or autocannons in an aircraft
Quarter gunner was a military rank used in naval forces. In the Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century, the term "quarter gunner" was used for referring
A door gunner is a crewman tasked with firing and maintaining manually directed armament aboard a military helicopter. The actual role will vary depending
"Double top Gunners". BBC Sport. 9 May 2002. Archived from the original on 23 April 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2015. "Special trophy for Gunners". BBC Sport
A tail gunner or rear gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who functions as a gunner defending against enemy fighter or interceptor attacks from
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Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.
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An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores.
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The great northern diver or loon. See Loon.
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A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
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A gunner's bag for ammunition
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One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.
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To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement, or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice gunnery; to practice music.
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A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.
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A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery.
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An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90¡, with an index or vernier, and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction.
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One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner.
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An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
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The sea bream.
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A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.
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One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.
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A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
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A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.
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A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery.
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That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance.
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A gunner's case or bag used carry cartridges from the ammunition chest to the piece in loading.
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