light machine gun

noun

A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.

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Meanings

nounlight machine gun (plural light machine guns)

plural light machine guns

  1. A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.

Translations

Danish let maskingevær
  • let maskingeværTranslations
Finnish pikakivääri
  • pikakivääriTranslations
French fusil-mitrailleur
  • fusil-mitrailleurTranslations
German leichtes Maschinengewehr
  • leichtes MaschinengewehrTranslations
Polish lekki karabin maszynowy
  • lekki karabin maszynowyTranslations
Spanish ametralladora ligera, metralladora ligera
  • ametralladora ligeraTranslations
  • metralladora ligeraTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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