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Thompson submachine gun
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Thompson submachine gun
n.
A .45-caliber submachine gun having a wooden stock and a box or drum magazine.
[After John Taliaferro Thompson (1860-1940), American army officer.]
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Noun1.Thompson submachine gun - a .45-caliber submachine gunThompson submachine gun - a .45-caliber submachine gun        
Tommy gun
submachine gun - machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm
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