Meanings
nounGardner gun (plural Gardner guns)
plural Gardner guns
- An early mechanical machine gun operated by a crank.
Origin
Invented in 1874 by William Gardner of Toledo, Ohio.
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APA
Gardner gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gardner%20gun
MLA
“Gardner gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gardner%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gardner gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gardner%20gun.
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