Tommy gun
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Tommy gun
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Among the weapons purchased were an AR-15-type short-barrel rifle, a Tommy gun and a 9-millimeter pistol, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
There’s no Tommy gun showdown with the killer in this story, no chase through tunnels or urban alleys and no triumphant clacking of handcuffs on the wrists of a guilty maniac.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
Among the firearms he owns are several fully automatic weapons, including a Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun, and a Model 50 Reising submachine gun.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2016
According the book, Tommy gun 5878 was purchased and shipped to the Peru Police Department in 1929, along with a second Tommy gun with the serial number 7117.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2016
Realism was the goal, whether the manufacturer was trying to copy the cowboys’ favorite revolver or a World War II Tommy gun.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2014
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