heavy machine gun

• enPR: hĕv′ē mə-shēn′ gŭn
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛv.iː məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈhev.iː məˈʃiːn ɡɐn/, /- ɡan/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈhev.iː maˈʃiːn ɡan/
• Hyphenation: heav‧y ma‧chine gun

heavy machine gun (plural heavy machine guns)

1. (firearms, military) A gun capable of heavy sustained fire.