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Maxim gun

Maxim gun proper noun: a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.

Proper noun

Maxim gun

  1. A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.
  2. A machine gun which derives after some manner from the patented gun mechanism of Sir Hiram Maxim
  3. (informal, obsolete) A machine gun

Forms of Maxim gun

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Origin of Maxim gun

After the inventor, Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916).

Questions about Maxim gun

What does Maxim gun mean?
Maxim gun means a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.
What part of speech is Maxim gun?
Maxim gun is a proper noun.

Words near Maxim gun in the dictionary

  1. maxillulae
  2. maxillule
  3. maxillules
  4. maxillæ
  5. maxim
  6. Maxim gun
  7. maxima
  8. maximae
  9. maximal
  10. maximal ideal
  11. maximal ideals

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