gunnery

[US]/'gʌnərɪ/
[UK]/'gʌnəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. artillery, art of firing guns, shooting, study of shooting, operation of guns

Phrases & Collocations

naval gunnery

artillery gunnery

precision gunnery

Example Sentences

expertise in naval gunnery

improve your gunnery skills

study the principles of gunnery

master the art of gunnery

Real-world Examples

Perhaps as a warning to Hathcock of his arrival, The Cobra struck at the camp he was staying at and killed a gunnery sergeant.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

Besides, he would have been less at risk from Hurricane Eula-Beulah's dangerous winds; at six, he would have been in the first grade and off the gunnery range for most of the day.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

Therefore Albert spent much of late 1914, all of 1915 and into early 1916 on board the Collingwood undertaking gunnery drills and patrols in the waters north of Scotland, but seeing little active engagement with the enemy.

Source: Character Profile

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