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Gardner gun

Gardner gun noun: an early mechanical machine gun operated by a crank.

Noun

Gardner gun (plural Gardner guns)

  1. An early mechanical machine gun operated by a crank.

Forms of Gardner gun

pluralGardner guns

Origin of Gardner gun

Invented in 1874 by William Gardner of Toledo, Ohio.

Questions about Gardner gun

What does Gardner gun mean?
Gardner gun means an early mechanical machine gun operated by a crank.
What part of speech is Gardner gun?
Gardner gun is a noun.
What is the plural of Gardner gun?
The plural of Gardner gun is Gardner guns.

Words near Gardner gun in the dictionary

  1. Gardinier
  2. Gardiniers
  3. Gardins
  4. gardis
  5. Gardner
  6. Gardner gun
  7. Gardner guns
  8. Gardner syndrome
  9. Gardner's syndrome
  10. Gardnerian
  11. Gardnerian Wicca

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