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gunroom

gunroom noun: a room where guns are stored.

Noun

gunroom (plural gunrooms)

  1. A room where guns are stored.
  2. Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers). In the past it was usually set in the forecastle.

Forms of gunroom

pluralgunrooms

Origin of gunroom

From gun + room.

Questions about gunroom

What does gunroom mean?
Gunroom means a room where guns are stored.
What part of speech is gunroom?
Gunroom is a noun.
What is the plural of gunroom?
The plural of gunroom is gunrooms.

Words near gunroom in the dictionary

  1. gunpowdery
  2. gunpower
  3. gunproof
  4. gunrack
  5. gunracks
  6. gunroom
  7. gunrooms
  8. gunrunner
  9. gunrunners
  10. gunrunning
  11. gunrunnings

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