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machine guns

  • plural
    of machine gun.
    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-guns
  • present tense form
    of machine-gun (3rd person singular).
    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.

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Maduro has denied the charges he originally faced: "narco-terrorism" conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices as well as conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Four years into the war, Ukraine has developed its expertise in dealing with waves of Shahed-type drones, using machine guns, helicopters and electronic warfare to destroy them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

He spoke about long-lasting black granite floors at the White House, people born with machine guns in their hands, pallets of cash and the Space Force.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

Operating the remote machine guns to shoot down drones "is like a computer game - just like an Xbox or PlayStation", he says.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

At the front door stands another Guardian, with one of those snubby machine guns slung over his shoulder.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

It is the same when Ronnie O’Sullivan machine-guns around a snooker table, or Roger Federer whips his wrist to slap a scudding cross-court winner.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017

His battalion's attack on the German trench had started well according to Stephen Erskin, curator of the Green Howard's Museum in Richmond, with more than 140 prisoners and two machine-guns captured.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2016

Kobani's defenders, outgunned by the militants, are hoping the arrival of peshmerga forces from Iraqi Kurdistan with badly-needed weapons including cannon and truck-mounted machine-guns will help them turn the tide.

From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2014

If you have no heavy weaponry and face an enemy who has machine-guns, there are only three things you can do.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2014

They disembarked near the place where Burnet had boarded the country boat three days before; the mules were loaded with the machine-guns, ammunition, petrol and other stores, and the march across country was begun.

From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Herbert Strang

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