sub·ma·chine gun (s b m -sh n )n. A lightweight automatic gun that shoots pistol ammunition, is usually fired from the shoulder or hip, and often has the capacity for shooting single rounds. |
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| Noun | 1. | submachine gun - machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm burp gun, machine pistol - a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun Kalashnikov - a type of submachine gun made in Russia light machine gun - a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter machine gun - a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) Sten gun - a lightweight British submachine gun Thompson submachine gun, Tommy gun - a .45-caliber submachine gun Uzi - a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel; "the Uzi is used throughout the world as a police and special forces firearm" |
Translations
submachine gun
n → Maschinenpistole f
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