submachine gun

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Noun

submachine gun (plural submachine guns)

1. 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. - New York Times, 09/03/2007

Synonyms

• machine pistol
• SMG (abbreviation)
• trench broom
• chopper

Related terms

• machine carbine
• machine pistol
• machine rifle
• machine gun

Translations

• French: mitraillette, pistolet mitrailleur, PM
• German: Maschinenpistole
• Portuguese: submetralhadora
• Russian: автома́т
• Spanish: pistola ametralladora

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