Gat·ling gun
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Definition of Gatling gun
: a machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels fired once each per revolution
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“Gatling gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gatling%20gun. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of Gatling gun was in 1867
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