‘The whole array, or the simultaneous discharge, of the artillery on one side of a ship of war’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.).
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > in specific position (6) broadside1589 ‘The whole array, or the simultaneous discharge, of the artillery on one side of a ship of war’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). chase1622 The chase-guns of a ship (cf. bow-chase n., bow-chasers (see bow-chaser n. at bow, n.3 compounds 3)); the part of the ship where the chase-ports are… bow-pieces1627 ‘the ordnance in the bows’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). stern-chase1679 The chase (chase, n.1 6) or chase-guns arming the stern of a warship. ? Obsolete. fore-chase1726 The bow chase-guns of a ship. barbette battery1876 A platform or mound of earth within a fortification, on which guns are raised so that they can be fired over the parapet. guns en barbette, barbett… |
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