Gatling gun

== English == === Etymology === Named after American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡætlɪŋ ˌɡʌn/ === Noun === Gatling gun (plural Gatling guns) 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. (slang, loosely) Any of various later weapons with a similar concept of operation (spinning a rotating set of barrels). Near-synonyms: minigun, autocannon ==== Translations ====