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rear gunner in British English (rɪə ˈɡʌnə) noun military a soldier on a military aircraft who defends it against enemy attack from behind Examples of 'rear gunner' in a sentencerear gunner But then the rear gunner, seeing a westerner in the car, waved me past.He became a radio operator and rear gunner on torpedo bombers instead.Was this my just reward for covering so many kilometres as rear-gunner?Another sends endless bursts of digital wordage across the ground, like the tracers fired by the rear gunner on a spaceship.He was trained as a rear gunner because, at 5ft 1in (1.55m), he fitted neatly into the small turret.Absolute trust between pilot and rear gunner, who was effectively in charge of the aircraft's manoeuvres during the combat, was vital. |