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gun lines

gun lines is the plural of gun line.

Meaning of gun line

Noun

gun line (plural gun lines)

  1. the tactical firing position of artillery or naval guns
    • The guidon-bearer was placed by the battery commander to mark the right of the gun line, with the gun platoon aligned to his left.1998, Curt Johnson, Richard Claire Anderson, chapter 1, in Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam, →ISBN, page 28

Questions about gun lines

What is gun lines the plural of?
Gun lines is the plural of gun line.

Words near gun lines in the dictionary

  1. gun layer
  2. gun layers
  3. gun licence
  4. gun licences
  5. gun line
  6. gun lines
  7. gun lobbies
  8. gun lobby
  9. gun mantlet
  10. gun mantlets
  11. gun metal

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