English Explanatory Dictionary

Gatling gun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of repeating firearm with several barrels on a rotating frame, in use from the 1860s to the 1910s, providing fully automatic fire similar to that of modern machine guns and autocannons.
  2. Any of various later weapons with a similar concept of operation (spinning a rotating set of barrels).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡætlɪŋ ˌɡʌn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Gatling gun.wav

Word forms

Gatling gun Gatling guns

Etymology

Named after American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling.

Synonyms

minigun autocannon
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