gunnery
(noun) guns collectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gunnery (usually uncountable, plural gunneries)
(uncountable) The science of guns and gunfire including aspects of bullet flight and impact.
(uncountable) The design and manufacture of guns, particularly those of a large caliber.
(uncountable) The firing of guns
(countable) A place where guns are tested, or where people are trained in their use
Source: Wiktionary
Gun"ner*y, n.
Definition: That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
