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gunroom

noun

Etymology

From gun + room.

  1. inherited from *(H)rewH-✻ — “to root; to rip, tear”
  2. inherited from *rūmą✻ — “room”
  3. inherited from *rūm✻ — “room”
  4. inherited from rūm — “room, space”
  5. inherited from roum — “room, space”
  6. compounded as gunroom — “gun + room”

Definitions

  1. A room where guns are stored.

  2. Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers).…

    Living quarters for junior officers and midshipmen on a warship (hence gunroom officers). In the past it was usually set in the forecastle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA