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gun deck
noun
(formerly, on a warship) any deck, other than the weather deck, having cannons from end to end.
Origin:
1670–80
1670–80
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| gun deck | |
noun | |
| formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end |
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Gun deck
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Example sentences
One four-Inch gun will be mounted on the spar deck forward and one aft, with two on each side ot the gun deck amid ships.
Soldiers would climb a removable wooden ladder to reach the gun deck.
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