Bren gun (br n)n. A .303-caliber, gas-operated, magazine-fed light machine gun developed from a Czech design and used by British and Commonwealth troops during World War II and afterward. [Br(no) + En(field), a borough of London in southeast England.] |
Bren gun [brɛn]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II
[after Br(no), now in the Czech Republic, where it was first made and En(field), England, where manufacture was continued]
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| Noun | 1. | Bren gun - a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II submachine gun - machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm |
Translations
Bren gun [ˈbrenˌgʌn]
A. N → fusil m ametrallador
B. CPD Bren gun carrier N → vehículo m de transporte ligero(con fusil ametrallador)
Bren gun
n (Mil) → leichtes Maschinengewehr; Bren gun carrier, Bren carrier → kleines leichtes Panzerfahrzeug
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