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- n. The member of a gun's crew whose duty it is to keep the gun pointed at the target and to fire it. In modern methods of gun-practice, the pointer keeps his eye continuously at the sight and manipulates the training and elevating gear to keep the gun continuously aimed at the target notwithstanding the rolling of the vessel.
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“Howland, if you care to ship again, I'll make you gun-pointer aboard the _Indian Queen_ here.”
“It's the king and queen that's comin '," said the gun-pointer.”
“Comin 'to see the submarine victims," said the gun-pointer.”
“The nurse went off, carrying Jimmie's chamber to be emptied; and while she was gone, the man in the next bed, a gun-pointer from an”
“Hand it to 'em, Joe!" he yelled to the gun-pointer.”
“She submerged to the discouragement of one earnest gun-pointer.”
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