Lee-Enfield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”).

Word forms

Lee-Enfield Lee-Enfields

Etymology

From the name of James Paris Lee, designer of the rifle's bolt system, and the location where its rifling design was created: the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.

Synonyms

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