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| has gloss | eng: The 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter, and the barrel was 55 calibers long. (barrel length is 8 inch x 55 = 440 inches or 11 meters) |
| lexicalization | eng: 8"/55 caliber gun |
| instance of | c/Naval guns of the United States |
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