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Hotchkiss gun

Hotchkiss gun noun: a built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket.

hotchkiss gun: a built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which...
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Noun

Hotchkiss gun (plural Hotchkiss guns)

  1. (historical) A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket.

Forms of Hotchkiss gun

pluralHotchkiss guns

Origin of Hotchkiss gun

After Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, American inventor.

Questions about Hotchkiss gun

What does Hotchkiss gun mean?
Hotchkiss gun means a built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket.
What part of speech is Hotchkiss gun?
Hotchkiss gun is a noun.
What is the plural of Hotchkiss gun?
The plural of Hotchkiss gun is Hotchkiss guns.

Words near Hotchkiss gun in the dictionary

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