submachine gun
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submachine gun
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From sub- + machine gun.
noun submachine guns
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A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.
Bare-chested children and their parents gathered in doorways, on roofs and in windows as he passed, watched warily by Brazilian troops carrying submachine guns.
Similar: machine pistol, trench broom, chopper
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noun short range machine gun
| Español | pistola ametralladora, metralleta, subfusil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기관단총 gigwandanchong |
| 日本語 | 短機関銃 tankikanjū, サブマシンガン sabumashingan |
| 中文 | 衝鋒槍 /冲锋枪 chōngfēngqiāng |
| Português | submetralhadora |
| Français | mitraillette, pistolet mitrailleur, PM |
| Deutsch | Maschinenpistole |
| Italiano | mitra |
| Ελληνικά | υποπολυβόλο ypopolyvólo |
| Русский | автома́т avtomát, пистоле́т-пулемёт pistolét-pulemjót, ПП PP |
| العربية | بندقية رشاشة, المسدس الرشاش |
| עברית | תת־מקלע |
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