Mauser

[ mou-zer ]

/ ˈmaʊ zər /

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noun

Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.

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Words nearby Mauser

Maurois, Maurolycus, Maurras, Maury, Maurya, Mauser, mausoleum, Mauthner's sheath, mauvaise foi, mauvais pas, mauvais quart d'heure

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How to use Mauser in a sentence

Douglas Anthony Cooper recounts the heartbreaking saga of Tom Mauser, whose son was killed at Columbine.
No Lobby is More Powerful Than the People|Justin Green|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the Spaniards, though apparently making no resistance, suddenly opened fire with thirty Mauser rifles.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White
It was, of course, entirely different from the Mauser, and it was impossible to get an opportunity for firing it off.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
Tiny geysers kicked themselves up where the Mauser bullets struck and skipped on the water.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck

This they refused, preferring to resign and to provide arms from other sources—Mauser rifles by preference.
Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.)|C. H. Thomas
One that I shot lived for nearly three hours with five soft-nosed Mauser bullets in its body.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker

British Dictionary definitions for Mauser

Mauser

/ (ˈmaʊzə) /

noun trademark

a high-velocity magazine rifle

a type of automatic pistol

Word Origin for Mauser

C19: named after P. P. von Mauser (1838–1914), German firearms inventor

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