| machine gun n. A gun that fires rapidly and repeatedly. |
machine gun
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. a rapid-firing automatic gun, usually mounted, from which small-arms ammunition is discharged
b. (as modifier) machine-gun fire
vb machine-gun -guns, -gunning, -gunned
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to shoot or fire at with a machine gun
machine gunner n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  machine gun - a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon - a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released Browning machine gun, Peacemaker - a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War Gatling gun - an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated Maxim gun - an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel Spandau - a German machine gun gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" submachine gun - machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm |
| Verb | 1. |  machine gun - shoot with a machine gun gun - shoot with a gun |
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