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minigun

Syllables: mini·gun/ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/

minigun noun: a machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.

minigun: a machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute
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Noun

minigun (plural miniguns)

  1. A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.
    • You know, what I'm actually thinking- is, if the deathclaw event actually happens, will the minigun on [that] Vertibird still be a minigun, or will it be something completely different?2019 October 24, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, Fallout 4 But I Randomized EVERYTHING

Forms of minigun

pluralminiguns
alternative formmini-gun

Origin of minigun

From mini- + gun, so-called because General Electric designers scaled down the rotating-barrel 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon for 7.62×51mm ammunition (in order to create a weapon with a higher and more reliable rate of fire).

Words formed from minigun

Questions about minigun

What does minigun mean?
Minigun means a machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.
What part of speech is minigun?
Minigun is a noun.
How do you pronounce minigun?
Minigun is pronounced /ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/.
What is the plural of minigun?
The plural of minigun is miniguns.

Words near minigun in the dictionary

  1. minigrids
  2. minigrinder
  3. minigrinders
  4. miniguide
  5. miniguides
  6. minigun
  7. minigunner
  8. minigunners
  9. miniguns
  10. minihalo
  11. minihaloes

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