Definition of machine gun - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
weaponautomatic firearm firing bullets rapidly
- The soldier carried a machine gun into battle.
Verbal expression
combatshoot bullets rapidly using an automatic weapon
- The soldiers machine gun the enemy positions.
Images of machine gun
automatic firearm firing bullets rapidly
Expressions with machine gun
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portable automatic gun used by one soldier in battle
The squad carried a light machine gun for support.
Terms with machine gun included in their meaning
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military position
hidden or protected place for firing a machine gun
weapon
type of early machine gun invented by Richard Gatling
weapon
small machine gun used in World War II
military
Type 92 heavy machine gun in military slang
military
light machine gun used by the British army
acr: grenade machine gun
gun that shoots grenades
acr: general-purpose machine gun
gun used for many tasks in war
history
light machine gun used in World War I
design
air-cooled drum-fed machine gun
acr: light machine gun
type of gun used by soldiers
shooting action
firing bullets rapidly with a machine gun
weapon
type of early machine gun invented by Hiram Maxim
acr: machine gun
gun that shoots many bullets fast
acr: Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanny
modernized Russian machine gun used by military
gunfire
imitates rapid firing of a machine gun
acr: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova
type of Russian machine gun used by soldiers
military attack
attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft
military
soldier who operates a machine gun
Examples of machine gun in a sentence
He practiced shooting with a machine gun at the range. They machine gun the advancing troops. The helicopter machine guns the jungle below.
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- French:mitrailleuse, mitrailler, ...
- German:Maschinengewehr, niedermähen, ...
- Italian:mitragliatrice, mitragliare, ...
- Spanish:ametralladora, ametrallar, ...
- Portuguese:metralhadora, metralhar, ...
- Chinese:机关枪, 扫射, ...
- Japanese:機関銃, 機関銃で攻撃する, ...
- Arabic:رَشَّاش, رَشَّ, ...
- Hebrew:מְכוֹנַת יְרִיָּה, לִירוֹת בְּמִקְלָע, ...
- Russian:пулемет, стрелять из пулемёта, ...
- Ukrainian:кулемет, обстрілювати, ...
- Hindi:मशीन गन, गोलियां चलाना, ...
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