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Gatling

[ gat-ling ]

/ ˈgæt lɪŋ /

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noun

Richard Jordan, 1818–1903, U.S. inventor.

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How to use Gatling in a sentence

The Gatling soon made its way widely, and its rapidity of fire became a proverb.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Yo' dun work yo' snowballs lik da was comin' from a Gatling gun!
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
It is Christian countries that build ironclads and make cannon, gatling guns, deadly rifles, and terrible explosives.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote
It may appear that Morrison was training an able-bodied Gatling on a very small corporal's guard, and so wasting his ammunition.
Blue Goose|Frank Lewis Nason

She is caught, and the firing of rifles and Gatling-guns from the tops shows that she is hotly received.
Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895|Various