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mitrailleur

mitrailleur noun: a rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.

Noun

mitrailleur (plural mitrailleurs)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
  2. (UK, obsolete) The person in charge of such a weapon.

Synonyms of mitrailleur

  • battery gun

Forms of mitrailleur

pluralmitrailleurs

Origin of mitrailleur

From the French term mitrailleuse.

Questions about mitrailleur

What does mitrailleur mean?
Mitrailleur means a rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
What part of speech is mitrailleur?
Mitrailleur is a noun.
What is the plural of mitrailleur?
The plural of mitrailleur is mitrailleurs.

Words near mitrailleur in the dictionary

  1. mitragynaline
  2. mitragynine
  3. mitraillade
  4. mitraillades
  5. mitraille
  6. mitrailleur
  7. mitrailleurs
  8. mitrailleuse
  9. mitrailleuses
  10. mitral
  11. mitral annulus

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