Having guns, especially of a specified type or amount.
heavily gunned warships
his powerfully gunned army
Example sentencesExamples
He decided that mobile, powerfully gunned anti-tank units were the best way to defeat enemy tanks.
The growing importance of the heavily gunned man-of-war at sea during the reign of Henry VIII was to transform the administration that supplied them.
In 1628, the ornately carved and heavily gunned ship had sunk - after less than a mile of her maiden voyage.
Twenty-gunned frigates like the Hornet didn't come cheap.
Its leaders contended that the defensive power of their multi-gunned B17 Flying Fortresses, operating in formation, would permit precision bombing in daylight without unacceptable losses.
Definition of gunned in US English:
gunned
adjectiveɡənd
Having guns, especially of a specified type or amount.
heavily gunned warships
his powerfully gunned army
Example sentencesExamples
In 1628, the ornately carved and heavily gunned ship had sunk - after less than a mile of her maiden voyage.
Its leaders contended that the defensive power of their multi-gunned B17 Flying Fortresses, operating in formation, would permit precision bombing in daylight without unacceptable losses.
The growing importance of the heavily gunned man-of-war at sea during the reign of Henry VIII was to transform the administration that supplied them.
He decided that mobile, powerfully gunned anti-tank units were the best way to defeat enemy tanks.
Twenty-gunned frigates like the Hornet didn't come cheap.