gun carriage

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gun carriage

noun gun carriages

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

    Similar: carriage[Appendix:Glossary

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noun metal frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation

Españolcureña
한국어포차 pocha
日本語砲車 hōsha
中文砲架 /炮架 pàojià
Françaisaffût
DeutschLafette
Italianotreno, affusto
Ελληνικάκιλλίβαντας killívantas
Românăafet
Русскийлафет lafet
العربيةكُرْسِيّ kursiyy, قَنْدَاق qandāq

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@misc{gun_carriage_2026,
  title = {gun carriage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gun%20carriage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}