gun line

English

Noun

gunline(pluralgun lines)

1. (military)the tactical firing position ofartilleryor naval guns
   • 1998,Curt Johnson, Richard Claire Anderson, chapter 1, inArtillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam‎^[1],→ISBN,page28:

     Theguidon-bearer was placed by the battery commander to mark the right of the gun line, with the gun platoon aligned to his left.

   • 2013March, “The Firepower Behind the Army”, inArmy Life: Your guide to the Royal Artillery‎^[2],UK MoD,page 9:

     As soon as Lee reaches the Command Post, Matthew directs him forward to the gun line where the crews are preparing the Light Guns.

   • 1917July 1,Army War College,“Third British Army, Artillery Instructions, No. 3 Notes on the Organization of a Battery for Active Operations”, inField Artillery Notes‎^[3],number 4, page53:

     The executive at the gun line is responsible for the drill and fire discipline of the battery.

   • 1916June 10, “The Mountain Gun and Mule Team”, inScientific American: Supplement‎^[4],volume81,number2110,page372:

     A mountain battery is divided into a "Gun Line" and an "Ammunition Line." Six guns and twelve ammunition-mules form the "Gun Line."

References

• Boyer, Richard (2007)Dictionary of Military terms‎^[5],3 edition, London: A&C Black,→ISBN,archived fromthe originalon9 April 2012,page113:“the fire position of a battery”

• “Gun Line”,inTERMIUM Plus,Government of Canada Translation Bureau,199803,retrieved 2013

Anagrams

• line gun