mitrailleuse

[ mee-tra-yœz ]

/ mi traˈyœz /

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noun, plural mi·trail·leuses

[mee-tra-yœz]. /mi traˈyœz/. French.

a machine gun.

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How to use mitrailleuse in a sentence

The first of these to be used prominently in warfare was the French mitrailleuse, used by France in the war of 1870-71.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Even the automobile and auto-mitrailleuse men cannot follow them there.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various
My good friend of the auto-mitrailleuse smiled, rose, and buttoned up his coat.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various
It was called a mitrailleuse, or a gun for firing grape-shot.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

The words burst out from Sibley like bullets from a mitrailleuse.
Where the Path Breaks|Charles de Crspigny

British Dictionary definitions for mitrailleuse

mitrailleuse

/ (ˌmɪtraɪˈɜːz) /

noun

an early form of breech-loading machine gun having several parallel barrels

any French machine gun

Word Origin for mitrailleuse

C19: from French, from mitraille small shot, from Old French mistraille pieces of money, from mite ²

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