mitrailleuse
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mitrailleuse
- /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/
- /ˈmiːtɹəˌjɜz/
Where it comes from
From French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).
noun mitrailleuses
- A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
Translations
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noun rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
| Español | metrallera |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μυδραλιοβόλο mydraliovólo, μυδραλλιοβόλον mydralliovólon |
| Русский | митралье́за mitralʹjéza, карте́чница kartéčnica |
Talk about this word "mitrailleuse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mitrailleuse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mitrailleuse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mitrailleuse "mitrailleuse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mitrailleuse.Cite this
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title = {mitrailleuse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mitrailleuse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
