Gatling gun
English
Etymology
Named after its inventor, Richard Jordan Gatling.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡætlɪŋ ˌɡʌn/
Noun
Gatling gun (plural Gatling guns)
- A type of gun, similar to a modern machine gun, with several barrels on a rotating frame.
Synonyms
- (machine gun with several barrels): rotary machine gun, rotary cannon, minigun
Translations
a type of machine gun
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