"gun pit" meaning in All languages combined

See gun pit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gun pits [plural]
Etymology: gun + pit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gun|pit}} gun + pit Head templates: {{en-noun}} gun pit (plural gun pits)
  1. An excavation used to position guns so that they are protected from enemy fire.
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  2. The compartment for a gunner and gun in a fighter aircraft. Synonyms: gunpit
    Sense id: en-gun_pit-en-noun-yIXINMXn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Inflected forms

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