"Quarterhung" is a word in ENGLISH

A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon, and holds it in place.

A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the …

The part of a cannon from the reenforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.

A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, …

The bolt of the cap-square over the trunnion of a cannon.

In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

The excess of weight of that part of a canon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.

A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon.

A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on …

The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam.

A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the …

Provided with trunnions; as, the trunnioned cylinder of an oscillating steam engine.

A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on.