bren gun

Bren gun gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bren guhn]
- /brɛn gʌn/
- /bren ɡʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bren guhn]
- /brɛn gʌn/

Definitions of bren gun words

noun bren gun an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II 3
noun bren gun a .303-caliber, gas-operated, air-cooled, clip-fed submachine gun. 1

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Origin of bren gun

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; Br(no), Moravia + En(field), England, towns of manufacture

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Parts of speech for Bren gun

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bren gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for bren gun

noun bren gun

burp gun — an automatic pistol or submachine gun
thompson submachine gun — a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip.
tommy gun — Thompson submachine gun.
uzi — a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design.
machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.

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