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Chauchat

Chauchat noun: the standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I.

Noun

Chauchat (plural Chauchats)

  1. (historical) The standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I.

Forms of Chauchat

pluralChauchats

Origin of Chauchat

Named after Colonel Louis Chauchat, who led the development project.

Questions about Chauchat

What does Chauchat mean?
Chauchat means the standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I.
What part of speech is Chauchat?
Chauchat is a noun.
What is the plural of Chauchat?
The plural of Chauchat is Chauchats.

Words near Chauchat in the dictionary

  1. Chaucerianism
  2. Chaucerianisms
  3. Chaucerians
  4. Chaucerism
  5. Chaucerisms
  6. Chauchat
  7. Chauchats
  8. chaud-froid
  9. chaud-froids
  10. chaud-medley
  11. chaudfroid

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