Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gun carriage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: gun -car-riage
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metal or wooden frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.

Example Sentences

"But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them."

Inflected Forms

gun carriages (plural)

Phrases

artillery wheel

Frequently Paired Words

artillery wheel limber chassis

Synonyms

carriage[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does gun carriage mean?: A metal or wooden frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.

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