Bren gun

or bren gun

[ bren ]

noun

1. a .303-caliber, gas-operated, air-cooled, clip-fed submachine gun.

Bren gun

/ brɛn /

noun

1. an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bren gun¹

1935–40; Br(no) , Moravia + En ( field ), England, towns of manufacture

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bren gun¹

C20: after Br ( no ), now in the Czech Republic, where it was first made and En ( field ), England, where manufacture was continued