light machine gun

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light machine gun

noun light machine guns

A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.

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Español	ametralladora ligera, metralladora ligera
Français	fusil-mitrailleur
Deutsch	leichtes Maschinengewehr

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@misc{light_machine_gun_2026,
  title = {light machine gun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20machine%20gun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}