machine gun
noun
a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed.
machine gunner
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a word derived from
machine gun.
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a word derived from
machine-gun.
machine gunnouna small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed.
Example Sentences
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“There is no age or gender when it comes to serving your country,” said Kang, the former machine gunner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Marine Corps for nearly 11 years ending in 2014, including stints as a machine gunner, a martial arts trainer, and an information operations planner, his LinkedIn page shows.
From Reuters ● Dec. 21, 2021
Ferenc Münnich became prime minister of Hungary and machine gunner Mehmet Shehu was his counterpart in Albania for 27 years.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2020
A former machine gunner with the Royal Irish Regiment, he said he wanted to make a difference at Cheshire Constabulary.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2018
As a big man, therefore a machine gunner, Henry Dobbins carried the M-60, which weighed 23 pounds unloaded, but which was almost always loaded.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
