NOUN | artifact | 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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Meaning | A portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War. | |
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Synonym | BAR | |
Broader | automatic rifle, automatic, machine rifle | light machine gun |
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