gun carriage

noun

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

gun carriage

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gun carriage¹

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

A sailor who helped draw the gun carriage bearing the Queen's coffin at her state funeral said she was "overwhelmed" by the honour.

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