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machine gun an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession for as long as the trigger is pressed.
v. machine-gun shoot with a machine gun.
machine-gunner n.

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machine gun Weapon that loads and fires automatically and is capable of sustained rapid fire. The firing mechanism is operated by recoil (backward thrust) or by gas from fired ammunition. The gun may be water- or air-cooled. Hiram Maxim invented the first widely used machine gun, the maxim gun, in 1883. See also Gatling gun

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