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Bren gun

Bren gun noun: a light machine gun manufactured in Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.

Noun

Bren gun (plural Bren guns)

  1. A light machine gun manufactured in Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.

Forms of Bren gun

pluralBren guns

Origin of Bren gun

From Brno (city in Moravia, Czechoslovakia) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory.

Questions about Bren gun

What does Bren gun mean?
Bren gun means a light machine gun manufactured in Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.
What part of speech is Bren gun?
Bren gun is a noun.
What is the plural of Bren gun?
The plural of Bren gun is Bren guns.

Words near Bren gun in the dictionary

  1. Bremoaners
  2. Brems
  3. bremsstrahlung
  4. bremsstrahlungs
  5. bren
  6. Bren gun
  7. Bren guns
  8. Brenaissance
  9. Brenan
  10. Brenanah
  11. Brenchley

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