machine gun

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• Machine Gun — «Machine Gun» Canción de Jimi Hendrix Álbum Band of Gypsys Publicación 25 de Marzo de 1970 Grabación …   Wikipedia Español

• Machine gun — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• machine gun — machine guns also machine gun N COUNT A machine gun is a gun which fires a lot of bullets one after the other very quickly. → See also sub machine gun The two sides joined battle once again using artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns. ...a… …   English dictionary

• Machine Gun — Chanson par Jimi Hendrix extrait de l’album Band of Gypsys Sortie 25 mars 1970 Durée 12:36 Genre Rock, blues rock, rock psychédélique, acid rock …   Wikipédia en Français

• Machine gun — Machine Ma*chine (m[.a]*sh[=e]n ), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. ?, from ? means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• machine-gun — (n.) 1870, from MACHINE (Cf. machine) (n.) + GUN (Cf. gun) (n.). As a verb from 1915. Related: Machine gunned; machine gunning …   Etymology dictionary

• machine gun — ☆ machine gun n. an automatic gun, usually mounted and with a cooling apparatus, firing a rapid and continuous stream of bullets machine gun vt. machine gunned, machine gunning …   English World dictionary

• machine-gun — machine gunner. /meuh sheen gun /, v.t., machine gunned, machine gunning. to shoot at with a machine gun. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

• machine gun — n. A fully automatic rapid firing rifle, which continues to fire bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed; lighter versions may be carried in the hands, and heavier versions may be mounted on a tripod, vehicle, or other mount. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• machine gun — machine′ gun n. mil a firearm capable of shooting a continuous stream of bullets • Etymology: 1865–70 ma•chine′ gun , v.t. gunned, gun•ning. ma•chine′ gun ner, n …   From formal English to slang

• machine gun — ► NOUN ▪ an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession for as long as the trigger is pressed …   English terms dictionary