Gatling
[ gat-ling ]
noun
Richard Jordan, 1818–1903, U.S. inventor.
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How to use Gatling in a sentence
The Gatling soon made its way widely, and its rapidity of fire became a proverb.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousYo' dun work yo' snowballs lik da was comin' from a Gatling gun!
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)It is Christian countries that build ironclads and make cannon, Gatling guns, deadly rifles, and terrible explosives.
Flowers of Freethought | George W. FooteIt may appear that Morrison was training an able-bodied Gatling on a very small corporal's guard, and so wasting his ammunition.
Blue Goose | Frank Lewis NasonShe is caught, and the firing of rifles and Gatling-guns from the tops shows that she is hotly received.
Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 | Various
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