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submachine gun

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  1. submachine gun (noun)
  2. Thompson submachine gun (noun)

sub·ma·chine gun

noun \ˌsəb-mə-ˈshēn-ˌgən\

Definition of SUBMACHINE GUN

: a portable automatic firearm that uses pistol-type ammunition and is fired from the shoulder or hip
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First Known Use of SUBMACHINE GUN

1920

Rhymes with SUBMACHINE GUN

alexandrine, son of a gun, under the gun, under the sun

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