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light machine gun

light ma·chine gun
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt muh-sheen guhn]
    • /laɪt məˈʃin gʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt muh-sheen guhn]
    • /laɪt məˈʃin gʌn/

Definition of light machine gun words

  • noun light machine gun any air-cooled machine gun having a caliber not greater than 0.30 inches (7.6 mm). 1

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Origin of light machine gun

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Light machine gun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

light machine gun popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

light machine gun usage trend in Literature

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