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noun

Definition of machine gun

as in machine pistol

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Noun

Certain models of handguns can allow semi-automatic guns to fire without repeatedly pulling the trigger, if an accessory called a machine gun conversion device is installed. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Man-portable laser power To put that into perspective, that is roughly equivalent to carrying a machine gun plus ammunition and batteries. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Verb

Senior Lieutenant Ivan Kavun, the commander of a machine-gun platoon in the 30th Mechanized Brigade, spent 486 days in a frontline deployment, according to his unit. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Police said three of the guns had been reported stolen, and one handgun was equipped with a machine-gun conversion device. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machine gun

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Noun

One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.

— Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.

— Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019

Definition of machine pistol

Noun

On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.

— Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of submachine gun

Noun

Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.

— Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025

Definition of tommy gun

Verb

That decision eliminated the creative accounting that has destroyed countless songwriting partnerships.

— Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 9 July 2026
The leaf-hopping insect destroyed more than 1,000 acres of grapevines in Northern California from 1994 to 2008, causing $30 million in damage, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

— Lizzie Kane July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of destroy

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Nicolas Cage headlines through the Nick Cage Event Pass running June 25 to July 23, whose free track hands out the AN-94 assault rifle and Executioner's Duet melee weapon.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
When Jonah was 3, sound asleep in his room at his older sister’s birthday party, bullets from an assault rifle cracked through the windows of Jamon’s house and left holes above his bed.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026

Definition of assault rifle

Verb

Massive explosions lit up the night sky as ballistic missiles and drones hammered parts of the city, killing at least 14 people in the city and three others in the surrounding region, with dozens more wounded, city officials said.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

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