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gun crew

noun

  1. the sailors and petty officers in charge of a gun on a ship.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gun crew1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

To allow the planes to carry as much napalm as possible, he decided that most of the gun crews would stay behind.

"When you get through, come aft and we'll jolly the gun crew," said Archer, as Tom left the little room.

This was the railed-off stretch of deck astern where Billy Sunday and the gun crew held constant vigil.

He was shocked to see that more than half of his machine-gun crew already were dead or wounded.

A hurried conference of the ship's officers and the commander of the gun-crew resulted in a single but definite conclusion.

Captain Trigger, anticipating just such a stampede, rushed up with members of the gun crew.

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