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Meaning of GATLING GUN

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated
 
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 See Also: machine gun

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gat"ling gun`\ [From the inventor, R.J. Gatling.]
An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels
which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded
and fired.
Note: The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of
      1,200 shots per minute. --Farrow.
 

 

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