disappearing carriage
disappearing carriage · disappearing carriages
A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for…A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection.
Origin
Because from the viewpoint of the enemy's counterbattery direct fire, the gun and its carrBecause from the viewpoint of the enemy's counterbattery direct fire, the gun and its carriage disappeared after firing.
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Forms
plural: disappearing carriages| Singular | disappearing carriage |
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Word family
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