"disappearing carriage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disappearing carriages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} disappearing carriage (plural disappearing carriages)
  1. (military, historical) A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military Related terms: nondisappearing
    Sense id: en-disappearing_carriage-en-noun-Qe2zj4O5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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