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Definition of "gunroom" [gun•room]

  • The quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gunroom" in a sentence
  • "When Sheriff Wright came, he found the gunroom unlocked."
  • "This gunroom made most gunstores appear somewhat lacking in comparision."
  • "'I told Himself you had carried out of the castle one of those big old game-bags from the gunroom, and he beamed."