Meaning Of The Word Machine-gun

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What's The Definition Of Machine-gun?

machine gun
countable noun: A machine gun is a gun which fires a lot of bullets one after the other very quickly.

machine gun in American English
a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed
an automatic gun, usually mounted and with a cooling apparatus, firing a rapid and continuous stream of bullets

machine-gun in American English
transitive verb: to shoot at with a machine gun

machine-gun in British English
noun: a rapid-firing automatic gun, usually mounted, from which small-arms ammunition is discharged
verb: to shoot or fire at with a machine-gun

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