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Nordenfelt gun

Nordenfelt gun noun: a kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.

Noun

Nordenfelt gun (plural Nordenfelt guns)

  1. (historical) A kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.

Forms of Nordenfelt gun

pluralNordenfelt guns

Origin of Nordenfelt gun

Named after the Swedish steel producer and banker Thorsten Nordenfelt, who funded its development.

Questions about Nordenfelt gun

What does Nordenfelt gun mean?
Nordenfelt gun means a kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.
What part of speech is Nordenfelt gun?
Nordenfelt gun is a noun.
What is the plural of Nordenfelt gun?
The plural of Nordenfelt gun is Nordenfelt guns.

Words near Nordenfelt gun in the dictionary

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