gunmetal
gun·me·tal
gunmetal · gunmetals
пушечная бронза
Rotguss
A type of bronze used for making cannonsA type of bronze used for making cannons.
/ˈɡʌnmɛt(ə)l/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)A type of bronze used for making cannons.
a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)
(countable, uncountable)An alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns.
Rotguss
пу́шечная бро́нзаpúšečnaja brónza
(also, attributive, countable, uncountable)A dark grey or bluish-grey colour; gunmetal grey.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
alloy of copper, tin and zinc:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
alloy of copper, tin and zinc:
Origin
From gun + metal.From gun + metal.
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Forms
plural: gunmetalsSynonyms
3 synonymsalloy of copper, tin and zinc:red brass
gunmetal greygunmetal gray
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable