tommy gun

A form of Thompson submachine gun — A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.

Meanings

tommy gun1

nountommy gun (plural tommy guns)

plural tommy guns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Tommy gun.

Tommy gun2

nounTommy gun (plural Tommy guns)

plural Tommy guns · alternative tommy-gun

  1. diminutiveDiminutive of Thompson submachine gun.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna .45-caliber submachine gun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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