The practice or art of firing guns; gunnery.
| 单词 | θ164550 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] (147) gunning1570 The practice or art of firing guns; gunnery. fire1590 The discharge of ammunition from a firearm or (sometimes) other projectile weapon; shots, or discharges of missiles, collectively; (also occasionally… firing1684 The action or an act of discharging a gun, cannon, or other firearm; gunfire. Also: the action of exploding a mine. squibbing1697 The action of firing or letting off squibs, shooting with a gun, etc. Also with off. gunfire1801 (a) the firing of a gun or guns; Nautical and Military the time at which the morning or evening gun is fired; spec. rapid firing in which each gun… gunnery1816 The firing of guns; the use of guns for sporting purposes; = gunning, n. 2. pop-off1843 A gunshot. Obsolete. rare. pluffing1852 Shooting; game that may be shot. Obsolete. machine-gun fire1882 gun-play1897 The use of firearms; a shooting affray; skill in shooting. loosing off1906 absol. or intransitive. To shoot, let fly. Also said of the gun. Now usually with off. Also loosing off. Subcategories:— skill in (3) — simultaneous (7) — exchange of firing (2) — shooting incident (1) — a shot (21) — misfire (2) — burst of gunfire (3) — type of firing (41) — sound of firing (5) — hole or mark made by shot (3) — fragmentary metal after shot (1) — position of gun in firing (3) — half-cock (1) — range of gun or shot (7) — direction (1) — line of fire (3) — velocity (1) — lateral movement (2) — recoil (2) — delay in explosion (1) — allowance for deflection by the wind (1) — deflection of barrel (2) — percussion (1) — process of bullet becoming bent (1) — fouling (1) — cleaning (2) — loading, etc. (6) — furnishing with stock (1) — cocking (1) — aiming (7) — pulling trigger (2) — condition of shooting at slight provocation (1) |
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