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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Gatling, Richard Jordan 1818-1903. American firearms inventor of the first rapid-firing gun (patented 1862).
WordNet 3.0
- n. United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)
Examples
“The film also has a sense of humor — it pretty much has to with a cowboy who has mystical powers to raise the dead but also twin Gatling guns mounted on his horse to keep the afterlife stocked with fresh souls.”
“He was described as a Gatling gun of ideas," said James Brooks, provost emeritus at SMU.”
“Clarence Weatherspoon took the league off guard with play he hasn't shown since his days in Philadelphia and Chris Gatling is the consummate energizer but both are free agents, leaving a hole at power forward.”
USATODAY.com - Cleveland Cavaliers (30-52) 6th in the Central Division
“It is now a well established fact that the Gatling is the best military arm for certain kinds of service fort defense etc. in the world and the nation should have them so the men can in time of peace learn all about how to work them to the best advantage.”
“At the Cail works mitrailleuses of a new model, called the Gatling model, are being made.”
“There is a Falco Velocycle here which has a move called Gatling Gun that will kill Lightning no matter what you do.”
“The Siege at Red River (1954) ... aka Gatling Gun (USA)”
“He had 8 Maxims -- a Maxim is a kind of Gatling, I believe, and shoots about 500 bullets per minute; he had one”
“In the most recent episode of "New Jersey Governor Behaving Badly," -- stemming from what folks are calling "coptergate" -- Christie has leveled his Gatling gun of verbal attacks at critics who have questioned his use of a state police helicopter to attend his son's baseball game.”
The Huffington Post: Caren Z. Turner: Bully and the Bully Pulpit
“Undeterred, the mayor borrowed some $8 million to buy artifacts—including a Gatling gun, a Wells Fargo coach and a document signed by Wyatt Earp—for a proposed Wild West museum, though most of the purchases were made without the knowledge and consent of the city council.”
The Wall Street Journal: How Harrisburg Borrowed Itself Into Bankruptcy
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