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trunnion

mounting lug

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gun carriages

In military technology: Cast bronze muzzle-loaders
…casting cylindrical mounting lugs, called trunnions, integral with the barrel. Set just forward of the centre of gravity, trunnions provided the principal point for attaching the barrel to the carriage and a pivot for adjusting the vertical angle of the gun. This permitted the barrel to be adjusted in elevation…
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trucks

In truck: Types and definitions
…lower half, consisting of a trunnion (pivot assembly) plate and latching mechanism, mounted on the truck tractor for connection with a kingpin mounted on the semitrailer. A semitrailer may be converted to a full trailer by a trailer-converter dolly, an auxiliary axle assembly equipped with the lower half of a…
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