"gun-layer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gun-layers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gun-layer (plural gun-layers)
  1. A soldier who is assigned to aim and fire a mounted machine gun such as that on the turret of a tank. Synonyms: gun layer, gunlayer
    Sense id: en-gun-layer-en-noun-iElDjeCD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1930, Stephen Lucius Gwynn, Captain Scott, page 112",
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