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Webster 1913 Edition


Gunroom

Gun′roomˊ

(gŭn′roōmˊ)
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Noun.
(Naut.)
An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers, except the captain; – called
wardroom
in the United States navy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gunroom

GUN'ROOM

,
Noun.
In ships, an apartment on the after end of the lower gun-deck, occupied by the gunner, or by the lieutenants as a mess-room.

Definition 2024


gunroom

gunroom

English

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.

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