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Thompson submachine gun
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noun
a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip.
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Also called Tommy gun.
Origin of Thompson submachine gun
1920â25; named after J. T. Thompson (1860â1940), American army officer who aided in its invention
Words nearby Thompson submachine gun
Thomasville, thomisid, Thomism, Thompson, Thompson seedless, Thompson submachine gun, Thomsen, Thomson, Thomson effect, Thomson's gazelle, thon
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British Dictionary definitions for Thompson submachine gun
Thompson sub-machine-gun
noun
trademark a .45 calibre sub-machine-gunAlso called: Tommy gun
Word Origin for Thompson sub-machine-gun
C20: after John T. Thompson (1860â1940), US Army Officer, its coinventor
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