minigun

mini·gun
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/ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/

noun

A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.

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Meanings

nounminigun (plural miniguns)

plural miniguns · alternative mini-gun

  1. A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.

    You know, what I'm actually thinking- is, if the deathclaw event actually happens, will the minigun on [that] Vertibird still be a minigun, or will it be something completely different?

    2019 October 24, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, Fallout 4 But I Randomized EVERYTHING

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gatling gun

Origin

From mini- + gun, so-called because General Electric designers scaled down the rotating-barrel 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon for 7.62×51mm ammunition (in order to create a weapon with a higher and more reliable rate of fire).

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Translations

Finnish kiertäväputkinen konekivääri, minigun
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German Minigun
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Polish minigun
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Russian миниган
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Cite this entry
APA

minigun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minigun

MLA

“minigun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minigun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minigun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minigun.

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