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Mitrailleuse
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Miˊtraˊilleuse′
,Noun.
[F., fr.
mitrailler
to fire grapeshot, fr. mitraille
old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. mite
a mite.] (Mil.)
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.
[obsolescent]
Definition 2024
mitrailleuse
mitrailleuse
English
Noun
mitrailleuse (plural mitrailleuses)
- (military) 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.
French
Etymology
From mitrailler + -euse
Pronunciation
Noun
mitrailleuse f (plural mitrailleuses)
Noun
mitrailleuse f (plural mitrailleuses)
- female machine-gunner