machine pistol

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machine pistol

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Calque of German Maschinenpistole.

noun machine pistols

A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).
Similar: MP

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noun lightweight submachine gun

한국어	기관권총 gigwan'gwonchong
Português	pistola automática
Deutsch	Maschinenpistole

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@misc{machine_pistol_2026,
  title = {machine pistol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/machine%20pistol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}