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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Rock’s talent includes shooting down German plans with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Hernandez said detectives seized a fully automatic submachine gun, ammunition and evidence related to the crimes.
—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
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Hernandez said detectives seized a fully automatic submachine gun, ammunition and evidence related to the crimes.
—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
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“Submachine gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submachine%20gun. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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submachine gun
noun
sub·ma·chine gun
ˌsəb-mə-ˈshēn-ˌgən
: a lightweight automatic portable firearm
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