gunport

[ guhn-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˈgʌnˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

an aperture, as in a protective wall or the side of a ship, through which a gun can be aimed and fired.

Origin of gunport

First recorded in 1760–70; gun1 + port4

Words nearby gunport

gunny, gunnysack, gunpaper, gunplay, gunpoint, gunport, gunpowder, gunpowder plot, gunpowder tea, gunrunning, guns

Example sentences from the Web for gunport

  • A rifle went off—Tom, at the gunport to the left of the front door.

    Shaman |Robert Shea

  • Cooper had assigned himself to a gunport in the east wall of the blockhouse.

    Shaman |Robert Shea