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submachine gun

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sub⋅ma⋅chine gun

  [suhb-muh-sheen]
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–noun
a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
Origin:
1915–20; sub- + machine gun
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sub·ma·chine gun   (sŭb'mə-shēn')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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