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submachine gun

DEFINITIONS OF: submachine gun

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n machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm

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Bren, Bren gun
a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
burp gun, machine pistol
a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun
Kalashnikov
a type of submachine gun made in Russia
light machine gun
a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter
Sten gun
a lightweight British submachine gun
Thompson submachine gun, Tommy gun
a .45-caliber submachine gun
Uzi
a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel
Type of:
machine gun
a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
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