English Explanatory Dictionary

gunnage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The number of guns carried by a warship.
  2. A bounty or prize paid to the captors of an enemy ship, based on the number of guns on that enemy ship.
  3. The size of the guns on a warship.

Word forms

gunnage

Etymology

From gun + -age.

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