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mitrailleuse

/ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/

mitrailleuse noun: a breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.

mitrailleuse: a breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that...
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Noun

mitrailleuse (plural mitrailleuses)

  1. (historical) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.

Forms of mitrailleuse

pluralmitrailleuses

Origin of mitrailleuse

From French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).

Questions about mitrailleuse

What does mitrailleuse mean?
Mitrailleuse means a breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
What part of speech is mitrailleuse?
Mitrailleuse is a noun.
How do you pronounce mitrailleuse?
Mitrailleuse is pronounced /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/.
What is the plural of mitrailleuse?
The plural of mitrailleuse is mitrailleuses.

Words near mitrailleuse in the dictionary

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

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