LEE-ENFIELD


Meaning of LEE-ENFIELD in English

/ ˌliː ˈenfiːld; NAmE / noun

a type of long gun that used to be used by the British army

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WORD ORIGIN

from J. P. Lee (1831–1904), US designer of the bolt action + Enfield in north London, where it was made.

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