machine gun

/məˌʃin gən/

/məˈʃin gən/

Other forms: machine guns; machine gunning; machine gunned

Definitions of machine gun

1. noun

   a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
   types:

   automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle

   light machine gun

   Browning machine gun, Peacemaker

   a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War

   Gatling gun

   an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated

   Maxim gun

   an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel

   Spandau

   a German machine gun

   submachine gun

   machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm

   assault gun, assault rifle

   any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

   Bren, Bren gun

   a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II

   BAR, Browning automatic rifle

   a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

   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:

   automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon

   a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
2. verb

   shoot with a machine gun
   type of:

   gun

   shoot with a gun