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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

1920–25; named after J. T. Thompson (1860–1940), American army officer who aided in its invention

Words nearby Thompson submachine gun

thomisid, Thomism, Thompson, Thompson seedless, Thompson's test, Thompson submachine gun, Thomsen, Thomsen's disease, Thomson, Thomson effect, Thomson's gazelle
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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 (1860–1940), US Army Officer, its coinventor
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