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Gunner Bay, Bermuda Gunner Bay is a large bay in the far north of Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = "Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivi ...
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Gunner River The Gunner River is a river on the West Coast of New Zealand. It rises in the Domett Range in the Kahurangi National Park and flows north-west into the Heaphy River, which flows into the Tasman Sea. A swingbridge crosses the river near its junc ...
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Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges is a 25 hectare nature reserve in Shoeburyness in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT). Part of Gunners Park is Shoeburyness Old Ranges Local Nature Reserve (called Shoebury Ranges by the EWT), ...
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Gunners Pond Gunners Pond is a body of water located near Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon peninsula. The pond is approximately long and wide. It is accessible through a road from Carbonear and a bike trail connecting to Fox Farm Road. In th ...
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Mount Gunner Mount Gunner () is a partially snow-covered peak, high, that rises from the southern part of the Morris Heights in the Queen Alexandra Range of Antarctica. The peak was examined by the Ohio State University Geological Party, 1967–68, and was n ...
, Ross Dependency, Antarctica


People

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Gunner (name) Gunner is a nickname, given name, and surname. It may refer to: People with the nickname * Gunner Kelly (1906–1977), Australian police officer * Gunner McGrath (born 1978), founder, lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Much The S ...
, a list of people with the nickname, given name or surname * Gunner, a nickname used by rapper
Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) Colson Baker (born April 22, 1990), known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is noted for his genre duality across alternative rock with hip hop. Machine Gun Kelly released f ...
* Jaxson Ryker (Chad Lail), professional wrestler who was wrestled with his ring name Gunner (born 1982) * Gunner Scott, ring name of retired professional wrestler Brent Albright (born 1978) *
Gunner (student) A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most The Commonwealth, commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in pri ...
, a slang term in medical or law school for a hyper-competitive student * Gunner, a nickname for
Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...
fans


Military


Rank or role

* Gunner (artillery), a member of the crew operating a crew-served weapon, such as an artillery piece * Gunner (rank), a rank equivalent to private in a Commonwealth artillery corps * Gunner, formerly a gunnery
warrant officer Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned ranks, the mos ...
of the British Royal Navy or Royal Marines * Gunner, in armored, reconnaissance or mechanized units, a soldier who occupies a dedicated gun position in a
military vehicle A military vehicle is any vehicle for land-based military transport and activity, including combat vehicles; both specifically designed for, or significantly used by military and armed forces. Most military vehicles require off-road capabiliti ...
* Machine Gunner, in infantry platoons, a specialist trained in using
machine gun A machine gun is a fully automatic, rifled autoloading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges. Other automatic firearms such as automatic shotguns and automatic rifles (including assault rifles and battle rifles) a ...
s * Air gunner, or aerial gunner, a member of an aircrew who operates a machine gun or auto-cannon *
Infantry weapons officer The United States Marine Corps MOS 0306, Infantry Weapons Officers, commonly referred to as "The Gunner" or "Marine Gunner" are non-technical Chief Warrant Officers (CWO-2 to CWO-5) that are weapons specialists and are knowledgeable in the tact ...
, commonly referred to as gunner, a non-technical chief warrant officer in the United States Marine Corps


Other

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Fairchild AT-21 Gunner The Fairchild AT-21 was an American World War II specialized bomber crew trainer, intended to train crews in the use of power gun turrets or a gun on a flexible mount, as well as learn to function as a member of a crew. It had a brief career as ...
, an American World War II specialized bomber crew trainer * Gunner (dog), a dog noted for his ability to hear Japanese air raids approaching Darwin, Australia, in the Second World War * The Gunners, a nickname for the British
Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...


Sports


Teams

* Albuquerque Gunners, a former name (1987-1989) of the defunct
New Mexico Chiles The New Mexico Chiles were an American soccer club established in 1990 which competed in the American Professional Soccer League. In 1991, the team merged with the New Mexico Roadrunners and moved to the USISL until its disestablishment in 1996. ...
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Ballygunner GAA Ballygunner GAA (nicknamed "The Gunners") is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in the parish of St Mary's Ballygunner in Waterford City, Ireland. The are the current All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship title holders. T ...
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Canberra Gunners The Canberra Gunners are an Australian basketball team based in Canberra. The Gunners compete in the Men's NBL1 East and play their home games at Belconnen Stadium. The team is affiliated with Basketball ACT, the governing body for basketball in ...
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Charleston Gunners The Charleston Gunners were a Premier Basketball League team based in Charleston, West Virginia. The Gunners played their home games on the campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery. The Gunners were named to ho ...
, a short-lived Premier Basketball League team based in Charleston, West Virginia * Edinburgh Gunners, nickname and former official name for
Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...
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Ellesmere Port Gunners Ellesmere Port Gunners were an English Motorcycle speedway, speedway team in Ellesmere Port, Wirral Peninsula, Wirral, which operated at the Ellesmere Port Stadium from 1972 until their closure in 1985. History The inaugural league season for th ...
, a defunct English speedway team in Ellesmere Port, Wirral (1972-1985) *
Fredericksburg Gunners Fredericksburg Gunners was an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after ...
, a defunct American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia (2006-2009) * Garrison Gunners, one of the two teams in the
Isles of Scilly Football League The Isles of Scilly Football League is the official football league for the Isles of Scilly. The football league is the smallest in the world, with only two clubs. The league is affiliated with The Football Association. History In the 1920s, t ...
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Gunners F.C. Sahara Gunners Football Club was a American-based professional football club, whichs play in the United Premier Soccer League. They were well known for their saying "Kovan dalil", an oxymoron in the gooo gunners language meaning, 'it's so cold, ...
, a Zimbabwean football club based in Harare *
Oberwart Gunners Oberwart Gunners, for sponsorship reasons known as Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart, is a professional basketball club based in Oberwart, Austria. The team plays in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga and was founded in 1957. The team has won ...
, a basketball club based in Oberwart, Austria * Puget Sound Gunners FC, a defunct American soccer team based in Issaquah, Washington (2010-2015) *
St. Louis Gunners The St. Louis Gunners were an independent professional football team based in St. Louis, Missouri, that played the last three games of the 1934 National Football League season, replacing the Cincinnati Reds on the league schedule after the Reds' ...
, a former independent football based in St. Louis, Missouri, that briefly played in the National Football League * The Gunners, nickname for
Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club, commonly referred to as Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (inclu ...
, a London football club


Position

* Gunner (American football), an American football player tasked with sprinting to tackle a kick returner


Arts and entertainment

* "Gunner" (''The Punisher'' episode), an episode of ''The Punisher'' *
Gunner Henderson ''Marvel's The Punisher'' is an American television series created by Steve Lightfoot for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character Punisher. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), acknowledging the continu ...
, a fictional character appearing in ''The Punisher'' television series * ''
The Gunner ''The Gunner'' is a 1928 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Film adaptation In 1962 it was turned into the film ''Solo for Sparrow'', directed by Gordon Flemyng as part of a long-running series of Wallace films made at Merton Park ...
'', a 1928 crime novel by Edgar Wallace * ''Gunner'' (film), an upcoming film starring Morgan Freeman


Other uses

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Gunner (cocktail) A gunner is a cocktail served in clubs, bars, golf clubs, especially those popular with expats, in Singapore, Hong Kong and other parts of the Far East and India formerly under British colonial rule. It consists of equal parts ginger beer and ging ...
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Gunner and Company Gunner and Company was an English private bank, based in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire. Founded in 1809, it served as the primary provincial bank for Bishop's Waltham and the Meon Valley throughout much of the nineteenth century. It was the last p ...
, the last provincial private bank in the United Kingdom, bought out in 1953


See also

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The Gunners (disambiguation) The Gunners may refer to: * Arsenal F.C., an English association football club *The Royal Artillery, a British Army regiment See also *Gunner (disambiguation) Gunner, the Gunner, Gunners or the Gunners may refer to: Places * Gunner Bay, Bermuda ...
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Gunnery (disambiguation) Gunnery may refer to: * The use of guns or the study of how to apply the techniques and procedures of operating them * The operation of artillery * The operation of naval artillery * The Gunnery, a coeducational prep school in Connecticut, United S ...
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Gunnar Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...
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