Meanings
nounChauchat (plural Chauchats)
plural Chauchats
- historicalgovernmentThe standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I.
Origin
Named after Colonel Louis Chauchat, who led the development project.
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Chauchat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chauchat
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