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Gunmetal

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Noun

1. gunmetal

a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gunmetal

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noun
1. 
a type of bronze containing copper (88 per cent), tin (8–10 per cent), and zinc (2–4 per cent): used for parts that are subject to wear or to corrosion, esp by sea water
2. 
any of various dark grey metals used for toys, belt buckles, etc
3. 
a. 
a dark grey colour with a purplish or bluish tinge
b. 
(as adjective)
gunmetal chiffon

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gunmetal

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noun
1. 
a kind of bronze formerly used for making cannons
2. 
any metal or alloy treated to resemble tarnished gunmetal
3. 
the dark gray color of tarnished gunmetal
: also gunmetal gray
adjective
4. 
dark gray

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gunmetal

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n.
1. An alloy of copper with 10 percent tin.
2. Metal used for guns.
3. A dark gray.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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