submachine gun

See also: submachinegun

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ machine gun.

Noun

submachine gun (plural submachine guns)

  1. A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.
    • 2007 March 9, Jim Rutenberg, Larry Rohter, “Bush’s South America Tour Incites Fight for Attention”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      Bare-chested children and their parents gathered in doorways, on roofs and in windows as he passed, watched warily by Brazilian troops carrying submachine guns.

Alternative forms

  • sub-machine gun (obsolete)

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