■ noun a lightweight quick-firing machine gun used by the Allied forces in the Second World War.
Origin
blend of Brno in the Czech Republic (where it was orig. made) and Enfield (where it was later made).
■ noun a lightweight quick-firing machine gun used by the Allied forces in the Second World War.
Origin
blend of Brno in the Czech Republic (where it was orig. made) and Enfield (where it was later made).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004