submachine gun
noun
sub·ma·chine gun
ˌsəb-mə-ˈshēn-ˌgən 
: a portable automatic firearm that uses pistol-type ammunition and is fired from the shoulder or hip
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Hernandez said detectives seized a fully automatic submachine gun, ammunition and evidence related to the crimes.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The manufacturer, First Line Furniture, said they were tested against high-caliber handguns, AR-15s, submachine guns, hand grenades and .308 sniper rifles.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2024
One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
On October 19, CIA headquarters sent the station six untraceable submachine guns and ammunition in a diplomatic pouch, to be provided to the plotters.
—Peter Kornbluh, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The manufacturer, First Line Furniture, said they were tested against high-caliber handguns, AR-15s, submachine guns, hand grenades and .308 sniper rifles.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2024
One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
On October 19, CIA headquarters sent the station six untraceable submachine guns and ammunition in a diplomatic pouch, to be provided to the plotters.
—Peter Kornbluh, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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submachine gun
noun
sub·ma·chine gun
ˌsəb-mə-ˈshēn-ˌgən
: a lightweight automatic portable firearm
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