'tail gunner' definitions:

Definition of 'tail gunner'

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  • Gunner \Gun"ner\, n.
  • 1. One who works a gun or cannon, whether on land, sea, or in the air; a cannoneer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) (a) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. (b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish] [1913 Webster]
  • Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. [Sailor's slang] --W. C. Russell.
  • tail gunner (Mil.) A member of the crew of a bomber airplane who operates the defensive gun at the rear of the airplane. [1913 Webster +PJC]