Synonyms

Bren gun

American

[bren] / brɛn /

Or bren gun

noun

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

Bren gun British

/ brɛn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Bren gun

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

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Bren gun

Across the pale green of awakening countryside, endless convoys lurched, Bren gun carriers clattered, jeeps buzzed and tanks clanked.

From Time Magazine Archive

So if you can't oblige us with a Bren gun The Home Guard might as well go home.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bren gun carriages were up 64%, guns of various calibres from 50% to 228%, small arms 49% to 186%, ammunition 35% to 420%.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Montreal's war plants Willkie watched tanks and Bren gun carriers moving off production lines, saw aircraft, minesweepers and corvettes abuilding.

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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