gunnery officer

collocation in English

meaningsofgunneryandofficer

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gunnery
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡʌn.ər.i/us
/ˈɡʌn.ɚ.i/
the skill or activity of shooting with artillery (= very ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofgunneryandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The air engineer officer is only undertaking a small section of the duties previously undertaken by the airgunneryofficer.
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He described himself as an engineer andgunneryofficer.
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I was thegunneryofficerof that ship at about that time.
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This is, of course, only a part of the duties which hitherto had been the responsibility of the airgunneryofficer.
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I was agunneryofficer.
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I am sure that the specialist officers, the navigator and thegunneryofficer, will greatly miss their "doggies" who helped so much in their respective departments.
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In 1921, he became chiefgunneryofficeron the destroyer, and later that year was made executive officer on destroyer.
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He subsequently served as chiefgunneryofficeron the cruiser and battleships and.
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The target's data was also graphically recorded on a plotting table to assist thegunneryofficerin predicting the movement of the target.
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Promoted to lieutenant in 1871, he served as agunneryofficeraboard the ironclad in 1883.
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From 1906 to 1908, he was chiefgunneryofficeron the cruiser.
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At 0940, the warship headed for the channel and the open sea, leaving her commanding officer, executive officer, andgunneryofficerashore.
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On military warships after 1914, the flying bridge was usually the station for the air defense officer and thegunneryofficer.
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After the war, he served as chiefgunneryofficeron the cruiser, battleship, and cruiser.
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The target's data were also graphically recorded on a plotting table to assist thegunneryofficerin predicting the movement of the target.
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Thegunneryofficerconsulted his references to get the range and calculated the proper elevation and deflection required to hit the target.
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From 1903-1904, he served as chiefgunneryofficeron the cruiser.
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He then served on the cruisers and, battleship and as chiefgunneryofficeron the cruiser.
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