Definitions

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  • noun Alternative spelling of machine gun.
  • verb Alternative spelling of machine-gun.

Etymologies

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machine +‎ gun

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Examples

  • He quickly grabbed his machinegun from the ground.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Brainstormer’s Review Forum 2009

  • The machinegun was the reason Gunner-Soldier Thanh was not on the assault.

    Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. 2010

  • The case involves the sentence enhancement for the use of a "machinegun": Section 924 (c) (1) (B) (ii) requires a thirty-year minimum sentence rather than the five years imposed for an ordinary violation of § 924 (c).

    SCOTUSblog Anna Christensen 2010

  • "machinegun" as that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845 (b) because it is not a weapon that fires automatically.

    Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010

  • My heart stopped and then started with a machinegun rhythm that nearly took my breath away.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • Space goose laughter is trippy — it kind of sounds like little metal balloons being popped by a machinegun.

    Horseshoe Champion Mike Lynch 2011

  • I can tell your readers that the 7.62 X 39mm cartrige, and the weapons chambered for it, the AK-47, SKS, and the RPD light machinegun, are very fine pieces of equipment.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • Totally disregarding his safety, he calmly established a position in the middle of the trail and raked the advancing enemy with devastating machinegun fire.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Mrs. Vaega also related that she was present at one of the study periods held by Howell when Howell passed his personal AK-47 machinegun around for the group to handle and lookover.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Waco 2010

  • Let's hear it for plastic ammunition (that cannot be seen by radar detectors), the right to carry concealed weapons in national parks, and every man's right to his very own machinegun.

    NRA, RNC target Sotomayor over gun rights 2009

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