What is to adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing called?
quadrate — To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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