Definition of Gun emplacement

1. Noun. An emplacement for a gun.

Exact synonyms: Weapons Emplacement
Generic synonyms: Emplacement
Specialized synonyms: Nest, Pillbox

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gun Emplacement

gun-shy
gun-sight
gun barrel
gun carriage
gun carriages
gun case
gun chamber
gun club
gun clubs
gun control
gun cotton
gun deck
gun dog
gun dogs
gun down
gun emplacement (current term)
gun enclosure
gun for
gun for hire
gun fu
gun it
gun lobbies
gun lobby
gun moll
gun muzzle
gun powder
gun powders
gun rest
gun room
gun shy

Literary usage of Gun emplacement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"Owing to the position of the machine-gun emplacement, it was extremely difficult to work round a flank. However, this man with great gallantry •worked his ..."

2. Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the by Harry R. Stringer (1919)
"Seeing that the left flank of his company was held up, he located the enemy machine-gun emplacement, which had been causing heavy casualties. ..."

3. Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the by Harry R. Stringer (1919)
"Seeing that the left flank of his company was held up, he located the enemy machine-gun emplacement, which had been causing heavy casualties. ..."

4. America's Part in the World War: A History of the Full Greatness of Our by Richard Joseph Beamish, Francis Andrew March (1919)
"Seeing that the left flank of his company was held up, he located the enemy machine-gun emplacement which had been causing heavy casualties. ..."

5. America's Part in the World War: A History of the Full Greatness of Our by Richard Joseph Beamish, Francis Andrew March (1919)
"Seeing that the left flank of his company was held up, he located the enemy machine-gun emplacement which had been causing heavy casualties. ..."

6. Trench Fighting by F. Haws Elliot (1917)
"It sometimes occurs that the enemy learn the location of a machine-gun emplacement and do not destroy it until just before their attack. ..."

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