Gatling gun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Gatling gun
1860–65, named after R. J. Gatling (1818–1903), U.S. inventor
Example Sentences
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RTX’s Raytheon business has fielded inquiries about supply of its Phalanx rapid-fire Gatling gun, according to Jennifer Gauthier, Raytheon vice president for naval systems and sustainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Probably the construction of the rotating film in a camera came from the Gatling gun.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
The Gatling gun from the United States could fire three thousand bullets per minute.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
But its armaments are put to shame by those of a rare dinoflagellate called Nematodinium, which has something like a Gatling gun inside it, able to fire 11 or more nematocysts.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2017
I wish—” But what Bart wished he never told, for, at that instant there came from the street outside a series of sharp explosions, that sounded like a Gatling gun in full operation.
From Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise by Chapman, Allen
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