gun carriage

American  

noun

1. the structure on which a gun is mounted or moved and from which it is fired.

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gun carriage British  

noun

1. a mechanical frame on which a gun is mounted for adjustment and firing or for transportation

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Etymology

Origin of gun carriage

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

The trade was originally established to look after chariots, carts and gun carriages, but now the main focus is on veteran cars.

From BBC

The gun carriage was pulled by 142 Royal Navy sailors to Westminster Abbey and later on to Wellington Arch.

From BBC

Huge crowds then lined the route as her coffin was taken on a gun carriage through London and then by hearse to Windsor.

From BBC

Earlier Monday, hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries bid a final farewell to the monarch at a grand state funeral in London’s Westminster Abbey, before the coffin was carried by gun carriage through central London.

From Washington Times

The coffin itself was mounted on a ceremonial gun carriage pulled along by 142 sailors of the Royal Navy, marching as if one to the solemn strains of a funeral march.

From New York Times