The meaning of GUNNERY is the use of guns; especially : the science of the flight of projectiles and of the effective use of guns.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun gunnery, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Gunnery officers, navigators and anti-submarine experts were replaced by broadly educated, computerliterate, modern naval officers.

GUNNERY meaning: 1. the skill or activity of shooting with artillery (= very large guns) 2. the skill or activity of…. Learn more.

Gunnery definition: the art and science of constructing and operating guns, gun, especially large guns. gun.. See examples of GUNNERY used in a sentence.

gunnery 1. the science of the design and manufacture of heavy artillery. 2. the skill or practice of using heavy artillery.

Definition of gunnery noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.