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gunport

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From gun + port.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tronera — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Czech: střílna — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Finnish: tykkiportti — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • French: sabord — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • German: Stückpforte — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Icelandic: fallbyssuhleri — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Icelandic: skotrauf — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Spanish: porta — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Swedish: kanonport — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired
  • Welsh: gyndwll — a hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired