MACHINE GUN Definition & Meaning

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machine gun

noun

a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed.

machine-gun

[muh-sheen-guhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

machine-gunned, machine-gunning

to shoot at with a machine gun.

machine gun

noun

1. a rapid-firing automatic gun, usually mounted, from which small-arms ammunition is discharged
2. ( as modifier )
  machine-gun fire

verb

(tr) to shoot or fire at with a machine gun

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

machine gunner noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of machine gun¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Origin of machine gun²

First recorded in 1880–85

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As each drone approached, the streets would echo with the deep rattle of heavy machine gun fire.

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There were a lot of the people in the audience who’d gone to this rally, a lot of them had machine guns.

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But some judges and state lawyers said the history shows that when new dangers arose — including stored gunpowder, dynamite and machine guns — new restrictions were written into law.

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The official said 16 of his men had been killed when they were attacked with RPGs and machine guns by Druze gunmen.

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Security forces said they had also recovered and destroyed two machine guns and locally fabricated shotguns.

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submachine gun��

machine finish machine head

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