mitrailleuse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/
- /ˈmiːtɹəˌjɜz/
Etymology
From French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).
Meanings
- (historical) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mitrailleuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
mitrailleur · mitraillade · mitraille
Translations (8)
el μυδραλιοβόλο (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · es metrallera (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · el μυδραλλιοβόλον (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · fi kuularuisku (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · fi mitraljöösi (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · ady мытыралез (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · ru карте́чница (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels) · ru митралье́за (rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels)