Bren gun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bren gun
1935–40; Br(no) , Moravia + En ( field ), England, towns of manufacture
Example Sentences
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Among his "birthday presents": planes from South America, tanks from B.W.I., tanks and Bren gun carriers from The Netherlands Indies.
From Time Magazine Archive
At midnight armored cars, Bren gun carriers, lorries packed with troops rolled out from the suburban barracks and into Khartoum and its sister cities of Omdurman and Khartoum North.
From Time Magazine Archive
They took a long look at his Bren gun and hollered "Gestapo."
From Time Magazine Archive
But two and a half years later, with Canada at war, the Winnipeg Free Press broke the story that the old Bren gun contract had been canceled and relet on a management-fee basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Downing shot out orders, threats, and penalties with the rapidity of a Bren gun.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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