(n) :
A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
(n) :
(nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
(n) :
A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.
(n) :
(nautical) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.