Meaning | light machine gun. |
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Synonyms | automatic, machine rifle |
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Narrower | Browning automatic rifle, BAR | A portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine |
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assault rifle, assault gun | Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use |
Broader | automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon | A firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released |
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machine gun | A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) |
Spanish | automático, fusil ametrallador, fusil automático |
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Catalan | fusell automàtic |
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