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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A room where guns are stored.
2. 2
   Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers). In the past it was usually set in the forecastle.

Etymology

From gun + room.

Related phrases

junior officer

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