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Tommy gun
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Tommy gun
n. Informal
A Thompson submachine gun.
Tommy gun
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an informal name for Thompson sub-machine-gun
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Noun1.Tommy gun - a .45-caliber submachine gunTommy gun - a .45-caliber submachine gun        
Thompson submachine gun
submachine gun - machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm
Translations
tommy gun [ˈtɒmɪˌgʌn] n (fam) → fucile m mitragliatore
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