Nordenfeltadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnɔːdnfɛlt/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrd(ə)nˌfɛlt/

Forms: 1800s– Nordenfelt, 1900s– Nordenfeldt.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nordenfelt.

Etymology: < the name of Thorsten Wilhelm Nordenfelt (also frequently spelt Nordenfeldt; 1842–1920), the Swedish engineer who invented the gun.

Now historical.

A. adj.

Designating a form of machine-gun having between one and twelve barrels fixed in a rectangular frame, and operated by a lever on the right-hand side.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective] > types of sub-machine-gun

Nordenfelt1880

Sten1942

Uzi1959

Stechkin1962

1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 287 Nordenfelt gun... The barrels are here placed horizontally, and have no movement.

1892 Daily News 15 July 5/6 It would be a great thing if the next sefari (caravan) brought up a small Nordenfelt or Hotchkiss gun.

a1959 Ld. Lugard Diaries (1959) IV. 293 Flint with Craster went on to the wharf with the Nordenfelt gun.

1992 I. V. Hogg Guinness Encycl. Weaponry 99/2 The Gardner machine gun..was adopted by the British Army and Navy in 1880. They also adopted the Nordenfelt machine gun, which came in various configurations from two to ten barrels, each with its own magazine.

B. n.

A gun of this type. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > machine-gun > types of

mitrailleuse1867

mitrailleur1869

Gatling gun1870

light machine gun1883

Gardner1884

Maxim1884

volley gun1884

Nordenfelt1885

Maxim1888

camel-gun1891

Maxim–Nordenfeldt gun1898

pom-pom1899

bomb Maxim1900

Lewis (machine) gun1913

Spandau guna1918

Vickers1917

LMG1922

Spandau1929

Bren1937

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Feb. Six of the Nordenfelts will be worked amidships, on the top of the high bulwark.

1903 J. D. Kestell Through Shot & Flame 59 Our Maxim Nordenfeldts were the especial aversion of the British soldiers.

1911 W. S. Gilbert Utopia Ltd. i. 433 And how the Saxon and the Celt Their Europe-shaking blows have dealt With Maxim gun and Nordenfelt.

1963 Mariner's Mirror 49 199 Light armament consisted of three or four Nordenfelts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nordenfelt
释义	Nordenfeltadj.n. Brit. /ˈnɔːdnfɛlt/, U.S. /ˈnɔrd(ə)nˌfɛlt/ Forms: 1800s– Nordenfelt, 1900s– Nordenfeldt. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nordenfelt. Etymology: < the name of Thorsten Wilhelm Nordenfelt (also frequently spelt Nordenfeldt; 1842–1920), the Swedish engineer who invented the gun. Now historical. A. adj. Designating a form of machine-gun having between one and twelve barrels fixed in a rectangular frame, and operated by a lever on the right-hand side. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective] > types of sub-machine-gun Nordenfelt1880 Sten1942 Uzi1959 Stechkin1962 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 287 Nordenfelt gun... The barrels are here placed horizontally, and have no movement. 1892 Daily News 15 July 5/6 It would be a great thing if the next sefari (caravan) brought up a small Nordenfelt or Hotchkiss gun. a1959 Ld. Lugard Diaries (1959) IV. 293 Flint with Craster went on to the wharf with the Nordenfelt gun. 1992 I. V. Hogg Guinness Encycl. Weaponry 99/2 The Gardner machine gun..was adopted by the British Army and Navy in 1880. They also adopted the Nordenfelt machine gun, which came in various configurations from two to ten barrels, each with its own magazine. B. n. A gun of this type. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > machine-gun > types of mitrailleuse1867 mitrailleur1869 Gatling gun1870 light machine gun1883 Gardner1884 Maxim1884 volley gun1884 Nordenfelt1885 Maxim1888 camel-gun1891 Maxim–Nordenfeldt gun1898 pom-pom1899 bomb Maxim1900 Lewis (machine) gun1913 Spandau guna1918 Vickers1917 LMG1922 Spandau1929 Bren1937 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Feb. Six of the Nordenfelts will be worked amidships, on the top of the high bulwark. 1903 J. D. Kestell Through Shot & Flame 59 Our Maxim Nordenfeldts were the especial aversion of the British soldiers. 1911 W. S. Gilbert Utopia Ltd. i. 433 And how the Saxon and the Celt Their Europe-shaking blows have dealt With Maxim gun and Nordenfelt. 1963 Mariner's Mirror 49 199 Light armament consisted of three or four Nordenfelts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1880
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