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Gatling gun
[ gat-ling ]
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.
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
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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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