Browning automatic rifle

noun

1. an air-cooled, fully automatic rifle capable of firing 200 to 350 rounds per minute. : BAR

Word History and Origins

Origin of Browning automatic rifle¹

First recorded in 1900–05; named after J. M. Browning

Example Sentences

The concern prepared to make the Browning automatic rifle, the lighter gun, at a new factory at Meriden, Conn.

From Project Gutenberg

For the Browning automatic rifle and the Browning machine gun there were specially designed belts and bandoleers.

From Project Gutenberg