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Definition of Machine gunner
1. Noun. A serviceman in the artillery.
Generic synonyms: Man, Military Man, Military Personnel, Serviceman
Derivative terms: Cannon, Cannon, Cannon, Cannon, Gun
Lexicographical Neighbors of Machine Gunner
Literary usage of Machine gunner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"NAVY machine gunner OF THE RIVERINE FORCE taunted them, with fire nor many of
their own number, for soon after leaving the river bank they were swallowed up ..."
2. Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare by Bashford Dean (1920)
"American sentinel's or machine gunner's helmet. Experimental model Xo. 7, 1918 Fin.
174 Fig. 17+A Fig. 174. American sentinel's or machine gunner's helmet. ..."
3. The Lafayette Flying Corps by Charles Nordhoff (1920)
"Sitterly tells me that the other machine-gunner and I have been proposed for the
... Yesterday our best machine-gunner and one of the best fellows in the ..."
4. Machine Gun Fire Control by Glenn Perrin Wilhelm (1917)
"It is not the province of this text to take up the mechanical problems of the
machine gunner, as that is a subject complete in itself. ..."
5. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"His sudden appearance behind the amtrac at the start of the assault had caught
the enemy machine gunner by surprise. Payne was the first target the machine ..."
6. The Way of the Eagle by Charles John Biddle (1919)
"In this case I think the machine gunner must have been hit by one of my first shots,
... It is rather small, the pilot and the machine gunner sit very close ..."
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