society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate (artillery) [verb (transitive)] > bring gun to firing position (2)
transitive. Chiefly Nautical. To move (a gun) into a position such that the muzzle projects from the porthole or embrasure, so as to be ready for…
transitive. To bring (a gun) up to the firing position. Cf. to run out 6b at phrasal verbs 1. Now chiefly historical.