Definition of Trunnion ring. Meaning of Trunnion ring. Synonyms of Trunnion ring

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Definition of Trunnion ring

Trunnion ring
Trunnion Trun"nion, n. [OF. trognon the stock, stump, or truck of a tree, F. trognon a core, stalk, fr. tron a trunk, stem. Cf. Trunk.] 1. (Gun.) 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. 2. (Steam Engine) A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam. Trunnion plate (Gun.), a plate in the carriage of a gun, mortar, or howitzer, which covers the upper part of the cheek, and forms a bearing under the trunnion. Trunnion ring (Gun.), a ring on a cannon next before the trunnions. [R.]

Meaning of Trunnion ring from wikipedia

- which kept the central tube under compression, a breech-piece, and a trunnion ring. The guns' rifling was on the "polygroove" system; the bore of the gun...
- fired. In more modern applications, the quadrant is attached to the trunnion ring or of a large naval gun to align it to benchmarks welded to the ship's...
- before the trunnion ring. In January 1867, this design was changed by placing two rings below a thinner trunnion ring. The layers of rings of these designs...
- ball valves related to the attachment and lateral movement of the ball: A trunnion ball valve has additional mechanical anchoring of the ball at the top and...
- 1868 made the ring before the trunnions longer and the trunnion ring itself shorter. This was done to simplify production of the trunnion ring. The 16 cm...
- single larger coil (10 in (25 cm) Mark I) or 2 coils (Mark II); the trunnion ring was now welded to other coils; and it eliminated Armstrong's expensive...
- central toughened steel "A" tube surrounded by wrought-iron coils, with a trunnion ring and cascabel. Rifling was the "Woolwich" pattern of three broad grooves...
- 000 mm to 950 mm) recoil distance The trail was lengthened (to 2 m) Trunnion rings were moved 50 mm forward In 1930 the modernized gun was adopted as 152-mm...
- showed images of its barrel before and after it was hooped, of its trunnion ring, and of its breech block and obturator. The model 1864 was followed...
- is pinned to the receiver in a modified trunnion, reinforced by ribbing, and is slightly wider than the trunnion used on the standard AKM type rifles. Symmetrical...