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gunnery

[guhn-uh-ree] / ˈgʌn ə ri /


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Prior to opening fire, the BBC was also told that the Russian warship informed the Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Tyne, of its intention to conduct gunnery activity.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Matt served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader and gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026

In the first decade of the 20th century, two brilliant English civilians, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, invented the world’s first modern gunnery computer to aim the big guns of battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

It included a live-fire gunnery exercise conducted by the guided missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Their gabble circled the cinder-block walls and popped from the gunnery slots.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli


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