Etymology

Lewis gun

Today it means: A light machine gun adopted by Belgium and the UK before World War I and widely used. Full definition →

First used c 1915
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The story

After its designer Isaac Newton Lewis.

First known use, by meaning

  • from c 1915 A light machine gun adopted by Belgium and the UK before World War I and widely used.

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