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machine pistol

machine pistol noun: a lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

Noun

machine pistol (plural machine pistols)

  1. A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).
    Synonyms:
    MP

machine pistol meaning in Kannada

machine pistol in Kannada

ಯಂತ್ರ ಪಿಸ್ತೂಲ್

Synonyms of machine pistol

Forms of machine pistol

pluralmachine pistols

Origin of machine pistol

Calque of German Maschinenpistole.

Questions about machine pistol

What does machine pistol mean?
Machine pistol means a lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).
What is machine pistol in Kannada?
Machine pistol in Kannada is ಯಂತ್ರ ಪಿಸ್ತೂಲ್. See Machine pistol meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is machine pistol?
Machine pistol is a noun.
What is the plural of machine pistol?
The plural of machine pistol is machine pistols.

Words near machine pistol in the dictionary

  1. machine languages
  2. machine learning
  3. machine of government
  4. machine operator
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  6. machine pistol
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  8. machine politician
  9. machine politicians
  10. machine politics
  11. machine room

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