THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN


Meaning of THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN in English

a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip. Also called Tommy gun .

[ 1920-25; named after J. T. Thompson (1860-1940), American army officer who aided in its invention ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .