light machine gun
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of light machine gun
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Corporal Sidney Bates posthumously received Britain's Victoria Cross for "supreme gallantry" after repeatedly charging a critical German position with a light machine gun before dying of his wounds.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023
One was an FN M249S rifle, a commercial version of a military-style light machine gun that retails for more than $10,000.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2023
In his family photo, Thomas Massie is holding an M60 light machine gun.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021
The A280C blaster is your basic all-round assault rifle, while the DH-17 pistol is more of a submachine gun, and the DLT-19 blaster rifle is the light machine gun.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2015
Lewis gun—A very light machine gun invented by one Lewis, an officer in the American army.
From A Yankee in the Trenches by Holmes, Robert Derby
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