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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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
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
One Maori wheeled his Bren gun in a streamlined perambulator.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only three weeks before the outbreak of the war did the British military discover that Bren gun carriers and small tanks could negotiate water-covered rice fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
To complete the course we hurled a few Mills bombs, fired a Bren gun, marched around a bit and behaved as soldiers were supposed to do and then we returned to our more sedentary duties.��
From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John
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