gunnery
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| —n | |
| 1. | the art and science of the efficient design and use of ordnance, esp artillery |
| 2. | guns collectively |
| 3. | the use and firing of guns |
| 4. | (modifier) of, relating to, or concerned with heavy guns, as in warfare: a gunnery officer |
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