gun oor Xhosa

gun

/ɡʌn/ werkwoord, naamwoord

(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. JP 1-02.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

umpu

a very portable, short weapon, for hand use

She had a further two embrasured guns firing forward in a separate enclosed armoured battery.
Enazo nezinye ezimbini ezikwisikroba esisedongeni sokufaka umpu sokudubula phambili kwindawo esecaleni evalela ukunqatyiswa.

Gun

A language of Benin and Nigeria

voorbeelde

There was always a tendency for the English to over-gun their ships, but nothing afterwards approached this.
AmaNgesi ayesele eqhelile ukuxhoba ngokugqithisileyo kodwa emva koko kungabikho nto ilandela oku.

Cruisers carry their main armament guns in armoured revolving turrets, mounting two or three guns in each.
Inqanawa ejikelezayo ehamba ngesantya esiphezulu ithwala ezona zixhobo zayo kwinqwele zokulwa ezinesikhuseli esigekelezayo, ikhwelise emibini ekanye emithalhu imipu ngasinye.

The small difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and the size of the shot fired from it, often expressed as a fraction of the bore diameter.
Umahluko ongephi phakathi kwesimqumla sangqa somphakathi wombhobho wompu nomlinganiso ekudutyulwe kukuwo, esoloko ithunyelwa siqhezu ngokukhawulezileyo kwisinqumla sangqa somphakathi wombhobho wompu.

Originally a French' class of flush-decked warship with a single tier of guns, ship rigged but smaller than a frigate. Now a term used to describe a general purpose utility warship smaller than a frigate.
Ngokwendalo lihlelo lesiFrentshi lenqanawa yemfazwe enedekhi exhotyiswe ngethala elinye lemipu, ukuxhotyiswa kwenqanawa ngeemasti ezincinane kodwa sisincinci kunesikhephe semfazwe esinesantya esikhulu. Ngoku eli gama lisetyenziselwa ukuchaza ukusetyenziswa jikelele kwesikhephe semfazwe esincinci kunesinesantya esikhulu.

In combination this meant a sharp decrease in the number of guns carried.
Kudibaniso oku kwathetha ukuhla okukhulu kwinani lemipu emayithwalwe.

The armament of any of them never exceeded twenty-one guns.
Izixhobo zayo nayiphi azizange zagqitha kwimipu engamashumi amabini nanye.

They were replaced with lighter small-tube boilers, geared turbines, a tower bridge and a secondary armament of high-angle 4.5-inch guns in twin turrets.
Zathathelwa indawo zizibilisi ezikhaphu-khaphu ezinemibhobho emincinci, i-injini yomsinga enegiyeri, ibrorho ephakamileyo, kunye nezixhobo zodidi lwesibini ze-engile ephakamileyo izibhamu eziyi4.5 yee-intshi kwizikhuseli ezingamawele.

146. Gun director helmet
146. Isigcini-ntloko sokulawula umpu

But says Health magazine: “Firearms instructors agree: Don’t get a gun if you aren’t prepared to use it.
Kodwa iphephancwadi iHealth lithi: “Abafundisa ngemipu bayavuma: Musa ukuba nompu ukuba akukulungelanga ukuwusebenzisa.

They mounted eight 4.7-inch guns in twin mountings.
Zazinyuke ezisibhozo i- 4.7 yee- intshi yezibham kwisibini sokuxhoma .

With this type of sixth-rate came the 28-gun frigate.
Ngohlobo lwesithathu lwesantya lwaza nezi gamashumi amabini anesibhozo wemipu enesantya.

“A man came with a gun and told us to leave, saying that this was now his house.
“Kwafika indoda iphethe umpu yaza yasixelela ukuba siphume siphele kuba ngoku le yayiza kuba yindlu yayo.

Events abroad were soon to realize Watts' dream of creating a new British battle-fleet of multi-turreted big-gun ships.
Isiganeko ngapha nangaphaya zazi ukuqonda umlinganiso wamandla ombane iphupha ngokwenza entsha yamaBrithane idabi lomkhosi inezikhuselo ezisenkanunwini enkulu yompu wenqanawa.

A heavily armoured cylinder extension downward from a gun turret to the lowest armoured deck to provide protection to projectile and powder handling crews.
Izixokomezelelo zesilinda ezixhotyiswe kakhulu ezisuka ngaphantsi kwiinkanunu ukuya kowona mgangatho uxhotyiswe kancinci ebonelela ngokhuselo kubasebenzi benqanawe.

They also had superior gunnery and with training, their two-deckers could be a match for any enemy warship, even three-deckers of over one hundred guns.
Babekwanazo nezinamandla kubadubuli, ngabanika imfundiso, ezimbini kumgangatho wokhuphiswano yalo naluphi utsha mlo wenqanawa, kwanezi zintathu ezikumgangatho esingaphezu kwekhulu lwemipu.

Twenty years ago, Selmira’s husband was gunned down in a robbery, leaving her with three young children to rear.
Kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo, umyeni kaSelmira wadutyulwa ngabaphangi bambulala, emva koko kwafuneka akhulise abantwana abathathu yedwa.

This opinion was strengthened by the appearance of huge guns which could penetrate all but the thickest armour.
Ezintetho ziqiniswa ngokubonakala kwemipu emikhulu enokuthi ityhutyhe ezizomeleleyo izikhuseli.

One advantage of the light rig and small number of guns was that the crew need only number about thirty-five.
Olunye uncedo loxhotyiso olulula kunye nenani elincinane lemipu kokokuba abasebenzi badinga inani elimalunga namashumi amathathu nesihlanu.

The fast, handy big-gun warship therefore evolved.
Inqanawa - imfazwe eyayikhawuleza kwaye iphatheka ngokulula yakuvelisa.

This meant that there was no need for armoured bulkheads to interrupt the splendid view of 400 feet of gun-deck.
Oku kwathetha okokuba kwakungekho sidingo samacandelo angangeni manzi anqatyisiweyo ukuphazamisa umbono omhle womgangatho wompu oziinyawo eziyi400.

Initially, some torpedo-boats were stripped of their torpedoes and had guns mounted instead.
Ekuqaleni ezi izikhephe zabanqolobi zakhululwa iinkwili ( abanqolobi ) zazo, zaze zanemipu ekhwelisiweyo endaweni yoko .

Taken all round, the turret system was best for training and protecting guns.
Ithathwe jikelele, isixokelelwano sesikhuseli nkanunu sasibhetele kulolongo nokhuselo mipu.

Of course, there were no guns.
Ngokucacileyo, kwakungekho mipu apho.

The really heavy guns had to be carried lower in the ship than the upper deck, and these took the form of large brass or bronze muzzle-loaders on wheeled carriages, carried on the lower deck.
Obona bunzima bemilo babuphathwa ngaphantsi kwenqanawa nangaphezulu, kwaye zaye zathatha ubude bexina okanye ubhedu nomlomo wesilwanyana kwivili eliphethweyo, nokuphathwa komgangatho ongaphantsi.

It destroyed two one-hundred-and-twelve-gun three-deckers, the San Hermenegildo and the Real Carlos.
Yathi yatshabalalisa amabini kukhulu neshumi elinesibini lemipu eyayi kumgangatho wesithathu, yayingu San Hermenegilda wonyana kaCarlos.