machine gun en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
I'm gonna get you, baby / Like a machine gun, I'm gonna… Tak-Tak-Tak-Tak-Tak
1974, “I'm Gonna Get You”, performed by Eleanore Mills:Brigadier John K. Lawson's bunker on the west side of Wong Nai Chung Gap that the West Brigade used as headquarters. Brigadier Lawson and three of his men were hit by machine-gun fire escaping from the bunker on Dec. 19, 1941.
2016 December 23, Lam Yik Fei, “World - Image”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.
2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| machine guns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
light machine gun · medium machine gun · submachine gun · heavy machine gun
Descendants
masinggan · pū mīhini · mesingan · マシンガン
Hypernyms
Relateds
machine carbine · machine rifle · MG · machine pistol · chain gun
Translations (130)
el πολυβόλο (type of firearm) · lt kulkosvaidis (type of firearm) · sw bombomu (type of firearm) · ms mesingan (type of firearm) · cy dryll peiriannol (type of firearm) · be аўтама́т (type of firearm) · et kuulipilduja (type of firearm) · hy գնդացիր (type of firearm) · uz avtomat (type of firearm) · ca metralladora (type of firearm) · sv kulspruta (type of firearm) · bn মেশিন গান (type of firearm) · ro mitralieră (type of firearm) · tl ametralyadora (type of firearm) · ko 기총 (type of firearm) · tt уксибәр (type of firearm) · ja 機銃 (type of firearm) · yue 機關槍 /机关枪 (type of firearm) · nl mitrailleur (type of firearm) · eo mitralo (type of firearm) · ckt пэгԓяръо (type of firearm) · it mitragliatrice (type of firearm) · de MG (type of firearm) · sh митра̀ље̄з (type of firearm) · io mitralioso (type of firearm) · az avtomat (type of firearm) · sl strojnica (type of firearm) · la manuballista automata (type of firearm) · cs kulomet (type of firearm) · yi אַװטאָמאַט (type of firearm) · es ametralladora (type of firearm) · ota مترالیوز (type of firearm) · ko 기관총 (type of firearm) · la polybolus (type of firearm) · hu gépfegyver (type of firearm) · ur مشین گن (type of firearm) · cmn 機關槍 /机关枪 (type of firearm) · alt пулемёт (type of firearm) · fa ماشیندار (type of firearm) · az qurşunsaçar (type of firearm) · eo maŝinpafilo (type of firearm) · ja マシンガン (type of firearm) · tr makineli tüfek (type of firearm) · sq automatik (type of firearm) · pl karabin maszynowy (type of firearm) · cmn 機槍 /机枪 (type of firearm) · ru пулемёт (type of firearm) · sq mitraloz (type of firearm) · uz pulemyot (type of firearm) · sl mitraljez (type of firearm) · ky автомат (type of firearm) · ar رَشَاش (type of firearm) · tl masinggan (type of firearm) · kk пулемёт (type of firearm) · ps ماشينګن (type of firearm) · ru автома́т (type of firearm) · lo ປືນກົນ (type of firearm) · az pulemyot (type of firearm) · is vélbyssa (type of firearm) · bo མེ་མདའ་སྦག་སྦག (type of firearm) · ta இயந்திரத் துப்பாக்கி (type of firearm) · tk awtomat (type of firearm) · ar مِتْرالِيُوز (type of firearm) · fi kuularuisku (type of firearm) · sk guľomet (type of firearm) · yi אויטאָמאַט (type of firearm) · ug پىلىموت (type of firearm) · fi konekivääri (type of firearm) · ka პულიმიოტი (type of firearm) · nog окшашар (type of firearm) · vi súng liên thanh (type of firearm) · es metralladora (type of firearm) · fo maskinbyrsa (type of firearm) · bn যন্ত্রচালিত গান (type of firearm) · uk кулеме́т (type of firearm) · ckb ڕێژِنگ (type of firearm) · yi מאַשינביקס (type of firearm) · mi pū mīhini (type of firearm) · pl kulomiot (type of firearm) · tg пулемёт (type of firearm) · rsk митралєз (type of firearm) · tl ulipaltog (type of firearm) · yi קוילן־וואַרפֿער (type of firearm) · kk автомат (type of firearm) · th ปืนกล (type of firearm) · tk pulemýot (type of firearm) · gv gunn jeshaght (type of firearm) · uk автома́т (type of firearm) · bg карте́чница (type of firearm) · mn пулемёт (type of firearm) · my စက်သေနတ် (type of firearm) · ja 機関銃 (type of firearm) · hi मशीन गन (type of firearm) · sh mitràljēz m strójnica (type of firearm) · ga meaisínghunna (type of firearm) · kmr mîtralyoz (type of firearm) · nv beeʼeldǫǫh tʼáá bíniʼdii bikʼa ádiih yiyiinííłígíí (type of firearm) · cy peirianddryll (type of firearm) · tr mitralyöz (type of firearm) · ky окыргыткыч (type of firearm) · fa مسلسل (type of firearm) · km កាំភ្លើងយន្ត (type of firearm) · be кулямёт (type of firearm) · fr mitrailleuse (type of firearm) · sah аптамаат (type of firearm) · ka ტყვიამფრქვევი (type of firearm) · cy gwn peiriant (type of firearm) · sh стро́јница (type of firearm) · ky пулемёт (type of firearm) · sv maskingevär (type of firearm) · vi súng máy (type of firearm) · pt metralhadora (type of firearm) · tg автомат (type of firearm) · fa تیربار (type of firearm) · pon kikansu (type of firearm) · mk митрале́з (type of firearm) · de Maschinengewehr (type of firearm) · nrf fûsi-machinne (type of firearm) · nb maskingevær (type of firearm) · cv автомат (type of firearm) · arz متريوز (type of firearm) · he מַקְלֵעַ (type of firearm) · nn maskingevær (type of firearm) · sq mitroloz (type of firearm) · lv ložmetējs (type of firearm) · hu géppuska (type of firearm) · pl kaem (type of firearm) · ug ئاپتومات (type of firearm) · da maskingevær (type of firearm) · id senapan mesin (type of firearm)