gun emplacement

Frequency: 4.50.6 per million words

A prepared position or platform for a heavy gun.

emplacementNOUN + emplacement

Categories:

gun

Examples (10)

  • The soldiers established a gun emplacement on the hilltop.
  • Enemy fire destroyed our main gun emplacement at dawn.
  • Engineers are constructing a reinforced gun emplacement near the coast.
  • The gun emplacement provided excellent coverage of the valley below.
  • Artillery crews moved their equipment to the prepared gun emplacement.
  • The concrete gun emplacement withstood heavy bombardment.
  • Reconnaissance revealed three hidden gun emplacements in the forest.
  • The strategic gun emplacement controlled the entire approach route.
  • Workers camouflaged the gun emplacement with natural vegetation.
  • The abandoned gun emplacement still shows scars from the battle.