gunroom

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noun
Definitions
  • A room where guns are stored.
  • Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers). In the past it was usually set in the forecastle.

Etymology

Compound from English gun + English room (spacious, roomy, wide).

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English

room

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spacious, roomy, wide

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