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chain gun

chain gun noun: a machine gun or autocannon that uses an external power source via a continuous loop of chain.

Noun

chain gun (plural chain guns)

  1. A machine gun or autocannon that uses an external power source via a continuous loop of chain.

Forms of chain gun

pluralchain guns
alternative formchaingun

Questions about chain gun

What does chain gun mean?
Chain gun means a machine gun or autocannon that uses an external power source via a continuous loop of chain.
What part of speech is chain gun?
Chain gun is a noun.
What is the plural of chain gun?
The plural of chain gun is chain guns.

Words near chain gun in the dictionary

  1. chain group
  2. chain growth polymerization
  3. chain growth polymerizations
  4. chain guard
  5. chain guards
  6. chain gun
  7. chain guns
  8. chain hobble
  9. chain hobbles
  10. chain latch
  11. chain latches

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