Nordenfelt gun

noun

A kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.

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Meanings

nounNordenfelt gun (plural Nordenfelt guns)

plural Nordenfelt guns

  1. historicalengineeringA kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.

Origin

Named after the Swedish steel producer and banker Thorsten Nordenfelt, who funded its development.

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APA

Nordenfelt gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nordenfelt%20gun

MLA

“Nordenfelt gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nordenfelt%20gun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nordenfelt gun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nordenfelt%20gun.

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