Chicago typewriter
Chicago typewriter noun: synonym of Thompson submachine gun.
Noun
Chicago typewriter (plural Chicago typewriters)
- Synonym of Thompson submachine gun.
- As the .45 cartridge is used in many weapons, Ballistics test-fired it in all — three different models of the Thompson sub-machine gun, the “Chicago typewriter” of gang warfare; the Reising sub-machine gun used by the marine Corps; the new and exciting M-3 sub-machine gun; the Colt .45 automatic...1946, Wesley Winans Stout, Bullets by the Billion, page 68
- Few arrests were made and the city was alive to the sound of screeching tyres, the chatter of the Chicago typewriter or Tommy gun (which was invented just too late for the First World War but just in time for Capone & Co) and the music of the speakeasies and juke joints.2010 July 23, Neil Norman, “The man who really caught Capone”, in Express
Synonyms of Chicago typewriter
Forms of Chicago typewriter
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Origin of Chicago typewriter
From its use by Chicago's underworld in the Prohibition Era, and likening the rattling sound of gunfire to that of a typewriter.
Questions about Chicago typewriter
- What does Chicago typewriter mean?
- Chicago typewriter means synonym of Thompson submachine gun.
- What part of speech is Chicago typewriter?
- Chicago typewriter is a noun.
- What is the plural of Chicago typewriter?
- The plural of Chicago typewriter is Chicago typewriters.
Words near Chicago typewriter in the dictionary
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