Gunnery

/ˈɡʌnəri/ noun

Definition

The science and practice of designing, making, and firing guns and cannons, especially in military contexts.

Etymology

From 'gun' (possibly from Old Norse 'gunnr' meaning 'war') plus the suffix '-ery' (a place or practice). The term became prominent in the 16th century when artillery became crucial to warfare and gunnery schools were established.

Kelly Says

Naval gunnery evolved into one of the most complex sciences—sailors had to calculate wind, wave height, ship movement, and gravity while aiming, which is why HMS Dreadnought's accurate gunnery made it the most feared warship in 1906 and started an arms race.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Artillery
ar-ti-lee-ree
ARالعربية
مدفعية
madfa'iya
BNবাংলা
শিল্প
shi-l-p
CACatalà
artilleria
ar-ti-lee-ree-ah
CSČeština
artilerie
ar-ti-lee-ee
DADansk
artilleri
ar-ti-lee-ree
DEDeutsch
Artillerie
ar-ti-lee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
piezas πυροβολικού
pee-as py-ro-vo-li-koo
ESEspañol
artillería
ar-ti-le-ree-ah
FAفارسی
توپخانه
toop-kha-neh
FISuomi
tykistö
ty-kys-toe
FRFrançais
artillerie
ar-ti-ler-ee
GUGU
દ્વારકા
dva-ar-kaa
HAHA
Daga
da-ga
HEעברית
ארטילריה
ar-ti-lee-yah
HIहिन्दी
तोपखाना
to-p-kha-na
HUMagyar
tüzérség
too-zher-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
artileri
ar-ti-le-ree
IGIG
Onye-agha
oh-nye-a-gha
ITItaliano
artiglieria
ar-ti-lee-ree-ah
JA日本語
砲術
hou-jutsu
KKKK
topçu
top-choo
KMKM
បាតុក
ba-tuuk
KO한국어
포병술
po-byeong-sul
MRMR
तोपखाना
to-p-kha-na
MSBahasa Melayu
artileri
ar-ti-le-ree
MYမြန်မာ
လက်နက်
laet-naek
NLNederlands
artillerie
ar-ti-lee-ree
NONorsk
artilleri
ar-ti-lee-ree
PAPA
तोपखाना
to-p-kha-na
PLPolski
artyleria
ar-ti-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
artilharia
ar-ti-lee-ah-rah
RORomână
artilerie
ar-ti-lee-ree
RUРусский
артиллерия
art-i-lee-ree-ya
SVSvenska
artilleri
ar-ti-lee-ree
SWKiswahili
artilleri
ar-ti-le-ree
TAதமிழ்
தாக்கும்
tha-kkum
TEతెలుగు
దళ
da-la
THไทย
ปืนใหญ่
poon-yai
TLTL
artillerya
ar-ti-le-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
topçu
top-choo
UKУкраїнська
артилерія
ar-ti-le-ree-ya
URاردو
توپخانہ
to-p-kha-na
VITiếng Việt
thuỷ binh
thwee-binh
YOYO
Ogun
oh-gun
ZH中文
炮术
pào shù
ZUZU
I-gunnery
ee-gun-ner-ee

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