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Gatling gun

[ gat-ling ]
/ ˈgĂŠt lÉȘƋ /
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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

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British Dictionary definitions for Gatling gun

Gatling gun
/ (ˈɥÊtlÉȘƋ) /

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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