machine gun

ma·chine gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-sheen guhn]
- /məˈʃin gʌn/
- /məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/

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

Definitions of machine gun words

noun machine gun automatic firearm 1
countable noun machine gun A machine gun is a gun which fires a lot of bullets one after the other very quickly. 0
noun machine gun a rapid-firing automatic gun, usually mounted, from which small-arms ammunition is discharged 0
noun machine gun (as modifier) 0
verb machine gun to shoot or fire at with a machine-gun 0
noun machine gun an automatic gun, usually mounted and with a cooling apparatus, firing a rapid and continuous stream of bullets 0

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Parts of speech for Machine gun

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machine gun popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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