gunlayer

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English

Etymology

From gun +‎ layer.

Noun

gunlayer (plural gunlayers)

  1. Alternative form of gun-layer
    • 1913, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, Brassey's Naval Annual, page 347:
      In the heavier type of the secondary armament — that is to say, the 6-in. mountings — the gunlayer is accommodated in a seat close up to the trunnions of the gun, and has the eye-piece of the telescope approximately on the centre of the trunnions of the gun.
    • 1985, John Lambert, The Fairmile 'D' Motor Torpedo Boat, page 16:
      The gunlayer manipulated the mounting by various movements of the control handles, which were linked to balanced pistons in the universal control valve box.
    • 2010, John Slader, The Fourth Service:
      The gunlayer trained his gun as the aeroplane approached.
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