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a) A room where guns are stored.b) Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers). In the past it was usually set in the forecastle.
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Gunroom — Gun room , n. (Naut.) An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers, except the captain; called wardroom in the United States navy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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gunroom — gun·room (gŭnʹro͞om , ro͝om ) n. The quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship. * * * … Universalium
gunroom — gun·room || gÊŒnrÊŠm n. room in which guns are kept; room on a warship for junior officers (British) … English contemporary dictionary
gunroom — noun 1》 a room for storing guns. 2》 Brit. dated a set of quarters for midshipmen or other junior officers in a warship … English new terms dictionary
gunroom — /ˈgʌnrum/ (say gunroohm) noun 1. a room in which guns are kept. 2. Navy a mess, for the use of junior naval officers …
gunroom — n. Brit. 1 a room in a house for storing sporting guns. 2 quarters for junior officers (orig. for gunners) in a warship … Useful english dictionary
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