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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I went with a captain called Peter in his Bren gun carrier.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Among his "birthday presents": planes from South America, tanks from B.W.I., tanks and Bren gun carriers from The Netherlands Indies.
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So if you can't oblige us with a Bren gun The Home Guard might as well go home.
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Streets in Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and other towns bristled with Bren gun carriers and road blocks.
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Mr. Downing shot out orders, threats, and penalties with the rapidity of a Bren gun.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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