mitrailleuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.

Pronunciation

/ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/ /ˈmiːtɹəˌjɜz/

Word forms

mitrailleuse mitrailleuses

Etymology

From French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).

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