gunnery
noun
gun·nery
| \ ˈgən-rē
, ˈgə-nə-\
, ˈgə-nə-\
Definition of gunnery
: the use of guns
especially
: the science of the flight of projectiles and of the effective use of guns
Examples of gunnery in a Sentence
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The area had earlier been used during World War II as an aerial gunnery range for Army pilots. — Fox News, "Jesse Watters: Here's why Trump probably hasn't been told anything about Area 51," 17 July 2019 That doesn't just mean the employment of the howitzer, but the gunnery as well. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "U.S. Troops Are Training to Operate Cold War-Era Howitzers," 24 Jan. 2019 Tiffany Torres is a proud Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who served in southern Afghanistan and now oversees the maintenance of communication equipment across four battalions at Camp Pendleton. — Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, "Female Marines fight back against nude photos scandal," 10 Apr. 2017 In 1946, Mr. Blount entered the Naval Submarine School in New London, Conn., and after graduation served aboard the submarine USS Torsk as a gunnery and torpedo officer. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Robert C. Blount, FBI agent who worked on Alger Hiss spy case," 23 May 2017 According to Pyongyang's Rodong Sinmun news site, the competition consisted of tank crews competing in a variety of events, including driving, gunnery, and navigating obstacles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "North Korea Loves to Outfit Its Tanks With Weird and Questionable Mods," 4 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gunnery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gunnery
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gunnery
: the use of large military guns or the study of how such guns can be used effectively
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gunnery
noun
gun·nery
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Kids Definition of gunnery
: the use of guns