Definition of "gunport" [gunport]

• A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired. (noun)

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• "The five executioners, certified police officers who volunteered for the task and remain anonymous, stood about 25 feet away, behind a wall cut with a gunport, and were armed with matching. 30-caliber Winchester rifles."
• "And though Monk dared not look out the gunport while disgraced, he thought he knew the reason for this surprising outburst."
• "One man was seen trying to escape from a gunport and was swept back inside by the power of the water."