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gunnerynoun(uncountable) The firing of guns.
gunnadenoun(nautical, historical) A naval artillery piece, variant of the carronade, developed by the British navy circa 1820 CE.
gunnynoun(uncountable) A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
gunner's daughternoun(archaic, idiomatic, naval) The gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.
gun linenoun(military) the tactical firing position of artillery or naval guns
gunboatingnounThe use of gunboats (small armed vessels).
gaugenounA measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
quarter gunnernoun(nautical) A petty officer who assists the gunner.
great gunnoun(figurative) A person of great importance or talent.
gunlinenounA line or cable that can be shot across a gap.
gunnelnounA small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
galleynoun(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
wall gunnoun(historical) A smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.
bigunnounAlternative form of biggun. [(informal) A large thing.]
line gunnoun(nautical, orienteering, search and rescue) A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.
lee gaugenoun(obsolete, naval) The position of a sailing vessel leeward of another in battle, often restricting manoeuvrability and gunnery.
gunneressnoun(nonstandard, rare) A female gunner.
gigfulnounThe number of songs that can be performed during a gig (performing engagement by a musician or musical group).
gallynounArchaic form of galley. [(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.]
weather gaugenoun(obsolete, naval) An advantageous position of one sailing vessel with respect to another, because of the direction of the prevailing wind, that allows it to maneuver for an attack etc.

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