heavy machine gun

heav·y ma·chine gun
UK/ˈhɛv.iː məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/Canada, US, Scotland/ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/Australia, New Zealand/ˈhev.iː məˈʃiːn ɡɐn/Australia, New Zealand/- ɡan/

noun

A gun capable of heavy sustained fire.

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Meanings

nounheavy machine gun (plural heavy machine guns)

plural heavy machine guns

  1. engineeringA gun capable of heavy sustained fire.
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