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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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TRUN'NION, n. The trunnions of a piece of ordnance, are two knobs which project from the opposite sides of a piece,whether gun, mortar or howitzer, and serve to support it on the cheeks of the carriage.
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.
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.] | ||||||||