machine-gun

machine gun

noun
a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed.

Origin:
1865–70

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ma·chine-gun

[muh-sheen-guhn]
verb (used with object), ma·chine-gunned, ma·chine-gun·ning.
to shoot at with a machine gun.

Origin:
1880–85

machine gunner, noun
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