Meanings
nounWelrod (plural Welrods)
plural Welrods
- historicalengineeringA British bolt-action, magazine-fed suppressed pistol devised during World War II.
Origin
All clandestine equipment devised at Station IX in Welwyn Garden City had names starting with Wel, e.g. Welbike, Welman.
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APA
Welrod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welrod
MLA
“Welrod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welrod. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welrod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welrod.
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