Bren gun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bren gun
1935–40; Br(no) , Moravia + En ( field ), England, towns of manufacture
Example Sentences
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Czechoslovakia, whose famed Bren gun as well as the Skoda Works' howitzers made the country second only to Britain as a weapons merchant in the 1930s, has dropped from the big leagues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under persuasive Sergeant Nelson and a physical instructor with "the face of an executioner who is kind to his children when off duty," rookies learn drill, the Bren gun, spit-&-polish and super-discipline.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among his "birthday presents": planes from South America, tanks from B.W.I., tanks and Bren gun carriers from The Netherlands Indies.
From Time Magazine Archive
One Maori wheeled his Bren gun in a streamlined perambulator.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Downing shot out orders, threats, and penalties with the rapidity of a Bren gun.
From Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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