Gatling gun
[ gat-ling ]
/ ˈgæt lɪŋ /
noun
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.
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Origin of Gatling gun
1860–65, Americanism; named after R. J. Gatling (1818–1903), U.S. inventor
Words nearby Gatling gun
Gathic, Gatineau, gating, Gatlinburg, Gatling, Gatling gun, gator, Gatorade, GATT, gat-toothed, Gatun
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Example sentences from the Web for Gatling gun
There was a Gatling-gun, worked by a young officer and five men, a few hundred yards to the right at the edge of the woods.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest CrosbyEf it's sport ye want, get a single-shot rifle, ef it's destruction, get a Gatling-gun.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
British Dictionary definitions for Gatling gun
Gatling gun
/ (ˈɡætlɪŋ) /
noun
a hand-cranked automatic machine gun equipped with a rotating cluster of barrels that are fired in succession using brass cartridges
Word Origin for Gatling gun
C19: named after R. J. Gatling (1818–1903), its US inventor
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