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Gatling gun [ˈgætlɪŋ] n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a hand-cranked automatic machine gun equipped with a rotating cluster of barrels that are fired in succession using brass cartridges [named after R. J. Gatling (1818-1903), its US inventor] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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62-mm Gatling gun (also called mini-gun) used to be 16,666 rounds per barrel or 100,000 rounds total for the gun's set of six barrels. Our students are used to a world where information and sensation flow over them, where digitally enhanced "Big Birds" hold their attention through PowerPoint presentations and Gatling gun imagery. My mom was up half the night, smoking cigars and polishing her Gatling gun. |
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