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gun room

noun

  1. a room in which guns are kept.
  2. British. a room on a warship for the use of junior naval officers.


gun room

noun

  1. (esp in the Royal Navy) the mess allocated to subordinate or junior officers
  2. a room where guns are stored
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gun room1

First recorded in 1620–30
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We are herded out of the gun room and after a quick countdown the gun operator, Luke Alesbrook, pushes the button, triggering the gun.

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Game and gun rooms, chef’s kitchen, wrap-around deck, 1,800 square foot workshop — a “self-contained compound†with electric power, water, emergency generator, septic system.

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Watching the denouement may not surprise readers, who know that a gun room revealed early on will appear again, and that a magnetic leader will probably experience a downfall.

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The field tests showed how tags inside weapons can be quickly copied, giving would-be thieves in gun rooms and armories a new advantage.

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It requires that firearms be secured with a trigger or cable lock, in a locked container or gun room.

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