Gunnery. The metal forming the barrel of a gun; line of metal n. a gunner's line of sight (see quot. 1859). over metal: with the breech lower than…
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释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > manufacture of firearms and ammunition > materials (5) metal1591 Gunnery. The metal forming the barrel of a gun; line of metal n. a gunner's line of sight (see quot. 1859). over metal: with the breech lower than… skelp1811 A thin narrow plate or flat strip of iron or steel, which by twisting and welding is converted into the barrel of a gun. stub-twist1843 a material for fine gun-barrels, composed of a ribbon of stub-iron twisted into a spiral shape. coil1859 In gun-making: A bar of wrought iron coiled and welded into a cylindrical tube, out of a series of which certain kinds of guns are built up. gun-iron1881 (a) the iron used in the manufacture of guns; (b) a gun-harpoon (Cent. Dict.). |
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