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Meanings of best gunners in English

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Usage of best gunners in English
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Now it was guns against guns, and let the best gunners win!
The Great Boer War
2
One of the best gunners the garrison had was killed with a cannon bullet.
Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722
3
All the best gunners were around the twelve pounders.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
4
Still, it's no use crying till we're hurt, and the Turks ain't the best gunners in the world.'
On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles
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At last, when it does fire, it shows by its erratic aim that its best gunners are out of action.
With Rimington
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Though one of the best gunners in the world, he was a bad shot at a hare, a woodcock, or a partridge.
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, V...
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