GATLING GUN


Meaning of GATLING GUN in English

ˈgatliŋ-, -lēŋ- noun

also gatling

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized Gatling

Etymology: after Richard J. Gatling died 1903 American inventor

: a machine gun consisting of a cluster of barrels that when revolved by a crank are loaded and fired once each during a revolution of the group

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