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Maxim gun

Syllabification: (Max·im gun)
Pronunciation: /ˈmaksim/

Definition of Maxim gun

noun

  • the first fully automatic water-cooled machine gun, designed in Britain in 1884 and used especially in World War I.

Origin:

named after Sir Hiram S. Maxim (1840–1916), American-born British inventor

Maxim gun in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Maxim gun in the British & World English dictionary

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