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sub-machine gun

sub·ma·chine gun
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Transcription

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

Definitions of sub-machine gun words

  • noun sub-machine gun a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip. 1
  • countable noun sub-machine gun A sub-machine gun is a light portable type of machine gun. 0
  • noun sub-machine gun a machine gun which is short range and uses pistol ammunition 0
  • noun sub-machine gun a portable automatic or semiautomatic light gun with a short barrel, firing pistol ammunition: designed to be fired from the hip or shoulder 0
See all 4 definitions of sub-machine gun

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Origin of sub-machine gun

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; sub- + machine gun

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Parts of speech for Sub-machine gun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sub-machine gun

sub-machine gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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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