Gatling gun
/ˈɡætlɪŋ ˌɡʌn/
Gatling gun noun: a type of repeating firearm with several barrels on a rotating frame, in use from the 1860s to the 1910s, providing fully automatic fire similar to that of modern machine guns and autocannons.
Noun
Gatling gun (plural Gatling guns)
- A type of repeating firearm with several barrels on a rotating frame, in use from the 1860s to the 1910s, providing fully automatic fire similar to that of modern machine guns and autocannons.
- They say that the Gatling who invented Gatling guns imagined that they would reduce the scale of human warfare, poor old chap.
- Any of various later weapons with a similar concept of operation (spinning a rotating set of barrels).
- Near-synonyms: minigun, autocannon
- I stood in the door of an AC-130 and ran a Gatling gun. So it goes. What more is there to say about it?
- Synonyms:
- minigun, autocannon
Gatling gun meaning in Marathi and Persian
Gatling gun in Marathi
- a type of repeating firearm similar to a machine gun
- गॅट्लिंग बंदूक gĕṭliṅga bandūk
Gatling gun in Persian
- a type of repeating firearm similar to a machine gun
- مسلسل گاتلینگ mosalsal-e gâtling
Synonyms of Gatling gun
Forms of Gatling gun
| plural | Gatling guns |
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Origin of Gatling gun
Named after American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling.
Questions about Gatling gun
- What does Gatling gun mean?
- Gatling gun means a type of repeating firearm with several barrels on a rotating frame, in use from the 1860s to the 1910s, providing fully automatic fire similar to that of modern machine guns and autocannons.
- What is Gatling gun in Marathi?
- Gatling gun in Marathi is गॅट्लिंग बंदूक (gĕṭliṅga bandūk). See Gatling gun meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Gatling gun?
- Gatling gun is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gatling gun?
- Gatling gun is pronounced /ˈɡætlɪŋ ˌɡʌn/ (US).
- What is the plural of Gatling gun?
- The plural of Gatling gun is Gatling guns.
Words near Gatling gun in the dictionary
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