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Wheeled artillery support
Answer for the clue "Wheeled artillery support ", 12 letters:
gun carriage
Word definitions for gun carriage in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A gun carriage is a frame and mount that supports the gun barrel of an artillery piece, allowing it to be manoeuvred and fired.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A metal frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gun \Gun\ (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] A weapon which throws or propels ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing
Usage examples of gun carriage.
Grandpa Merriwether rode in on a gun carriage, his bare feet tied in quilt scraps.
The gun carriage was mounted on a pivot in the center, with the front and rear running on wheels that rested on an iron ring set into the concrete floor.
I raised it, aiming for the Molt climbing into the seat on the left side of the gun carriage.
She wedged her back against the gun carriage and tried to force open the port-lid.
The carpenter scarfed a piece of oak into a gun carriage while in Chase's sleeping cabin an ensign and a lady lay in each other's arms.
The carpenter scarfed a piece of oak into a gun carriage while in Chase’.
Then when they were strong enough to stand they were put to work at piling the rotting bodies of their less fortunate peers upon a gun carriage and dragging them out of the barracoon.
He could see one single gun, very close, just to the right of the big hole, and the men were firing down, at an odd angle, the rear of the gun carriage raised, the barrel pointing.
Becker started over to the gun carriage to see if it had stayed level yet again.