1) Bridge component 2) French word used in English
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a cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting and/or pivoting point. On firearms, the barrel is sometimes mounted in a trunnion, which in turn is mounted to the receiver.
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A trunnion (from Old French `trognon`, trunk) is a cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting and/or pivoting point. In a cannon, the trunnions are two projections cast just forward of the center of mass of the cannon and fixed to a two-wheeled movable gun carriage. As they allowed the muzzle to be raised and lowered easily, the integral casting .....
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a pin or pivot on which something can be rotated
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Projecting pin on each side of a cannon barrel to pivot it backward onto its breech. Cap squares clamp the trunnions to the cheeks.
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• (n.) A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. See Illust. of Cannon. • (n.) A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam.
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(from the article `military technology`) Developments in foundry practice were accompanied by improvements in weapon design. Most notable was the practice of casting cylindrical mounting ... A device called a fifth wheel is used to connect a truck tractor to a semitrailer and to permit articulation between the units. It generally includ...
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the circular projection from the body of the clamp which acts as an axis of rotation within the straps, permitting some oscillation of the clamp
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1. A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. ... 2. <engineering> A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam. Trunnion plate, a ring on a cannon next before the trunnions. ... Origi...
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In pairs, cylindrical protruberences on the side of a set of barrels or within the receiver of a break-open gun, comprising part of a hinge about which the barrel(s) rotate.
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