machine gun

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/ === Noun === machine gun (plural machine guns) A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire. Alternative form: MG (initialism) Hypernyms: firearm < gun < weapon Hyponyms: HMG, heavy machine gun, MMG, medium machine gun, GPMG, general-purpose machine gun, LMG, light machine gun, SMG, submachine gun ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: マシンガン → Malay: mesingan → Māori: pū mīhini (calque) → Tagalog: masinggan ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chain gun