Definition of Gunneries

1. Noun. (plural of gunnery) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunneries

1. gunnery [n] - See also: gunnery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunneries

gunmanship
gunmen
gunmetal
gunmetal-grey
gunmetals
gunna
gunnage
gunnages
gunned
gunnel
gunnels
gunnen
gunner
gunnera
gunneras
gunneries (current term)
gunners
gunnery
gunnery sergeant
gunnie
gunnies
gunning
gunningite
gunnings
gunny
gunny cloth
gunny sack
gunnybag
gunnybags
gunnysack

Literary usage of Gunneries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1866)
"gunneries," says that quaint writer, "were good she- " schools, wherein the girls and maids " of the neighbourhood were taught to " read and work; ..."

2. A Handbook for Travellers in France: Being a Guide to Normandy, Brittany by John Murray (Firm) (1854)
"There are several gunneries iu the old town ; that of the Ursulines is at No. 2, Rue de la Paille. The sisters, 40 or 50 in number, instruct a pension for ..."

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