air gunneryn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː ˌɡʌn(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌɡən(ə)ri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, gunnery n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + gunnery n., after air gunner n.

Now chiefly historical.

The skill or practice of aiming and firing guns from on board a military aircraft; (also) a division of an army or air force concerned with this.

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1926 San Antonio (Texas) Express 21 Feb. 14/5 (headline) Sensational Air Gunnery Record Is Confirmed.

1928 R.A.F. Regulations Amendm. List July 3 Airmen selected for employment as air gunners will be required initially to qualify at a short course of air gunnery.

1984 J. Douglas Harvey Laughter-Silvered Wings 47 It was with total surprise, then, that when I was posted to air gunnery training and then an operational squadron, I found a complete absence of parades or irate supervisors.

2006 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 June e01 Bob was in the RCAF, starting as a trainee pilot, then switching to air-gunnery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air gunnery
释义	air gunneryn. Brit. /ˈɛː ˌɡʌn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌɡən(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, gunnery n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + gunnery n., after air gunner n. Now chiefly historical. The skill or practice of aiming and firing guns from on board a military aircraft; (also) a division of an army or air force concerned with this. ΚΠ 1926 San Antonio (Texas) Express 21 Feb. 14/5 (headline) Sensational Air Gunnery Record Is Confirmed. 1928 R.A.F. Regulations Amendm. List July 3 Airmen selected for employment as air gunners will be required initially to qualify at a short course of air gunnery. 1984 J. Douglas Harvey Laughter-Silvered Wings 47 It was with total surprise, then, that when I was posted to air gunnery training and then an operational squadron, I found a complete absence of parades or irate supervisors. 2006 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 June e01 Bob was in the RCAF, starting as a trainee pilot, then switching to air-gunnery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1926
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