tommy-gun

verb

tom·my-gun | \ ˈtä-mē-ˌgən

tommy-gunned; tommy-gunning; tommy-guns

Definition of tommy-gun

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

: to shoot with a tommy gun

tommy gun

noun

Definition of tommy gun (Entry 2 of 2)

: thompson submachine gun broadly : submachine gun

Examples of tommy-gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The first patrolman on scene, John Ferry, was firing shotgun rounds at the second-story window when backup arrived with tommy guns, revolvers and tear gas. — David M. Zimmer, USA TODAY, "America's first mass shooting: 70 years ago, a WWII veteran killed 13 of his neighbors," 28 Aug. 2019

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