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Gatling gun

[ gat-ling ]

noun

  1. an early type of machine gun consisting of a revolving cluster of barrels around a central axis, each barrel being automatically loaded and fired every revolution of the cluster.


Gatling gun

/ ˈɡætlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a hand-cranked automatic machine gun equipped with a rotating cluster of barrels that are fired in succession using brass cartridges
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gatling gun1

1860–65, Americanism; named after R. J. Gatling (1818–1903), U.S. inventor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gatling gun1

C19: named after R. J. Gatling (1818–1903), its US inventor
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Example Sentences

Yo' dun work yo' snowballs lik da was comin' from a Gatling gun!

Next he bought a perfect Gatling-gun of an echo in Oregon, and it cost a fortune, I can tell you.

Ef it's sport ye want, get a single-shot rifle, ef it's destruction, get a Gatling-gun.

You couldnt get me away with a Gatling gun, said Tom, grimly.

A Gatling gun was placed in position nearby, and a detail of sharpshooters was stationed where they could command the streets.

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