GUN CARRIAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A framework on which a gun is mounted for firing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gun carriage" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gun carriage"):

barbette carriage (a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet)