submachine gunn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbməˈʃiːn ɡʌn/, U.S.

/ˈˌsəbməˈʃin ˌɡən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, machine gun n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + machine gun n.

A light hand-held machine-gun firing ammunition of the same type and calibre as a pistol. Cf. Thompson sub-machine gun n. at Thompson n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

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

submachine gun1920

machine-pistol1940

1920 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-News 15 Sept. 3/5 (heading) It's submachine gun.

1920 Army & Navy Jrnl. (U.S.) 2 Oct. 120/1 The Auto-Ordnance Corporation of New York City..has put the Thompson sub-machine gun on the market.

1942 J. Steinbeck Moon is Down 2 Grey-helmeted men who carried sub-machine-guns in their arms.

1973 G. Greene Honorary Consul iii. iii. 132 A stranger stood there waving a sub-machine gun at him.

2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xix. 271 Three criminals were hosing a pedestrian, his wife, and their police bodyguard with submachine guns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	submachine gun
释义	submachine gunn. Brit. /ˌsʌbməˈʃiːn ɡʌn/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbməˈʃin ˌɡən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, machine gun n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + machine gun n. A light hand-held machine-gun firing ammunition of the same type and calibre as a pistol. Cf. Thompson sub-machine gun n. at Thompson n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > machine-gun > sub-machine-gun submachine gun1920 machine-pistol1940 1920 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-News 15 Sept. 3/5 (heading) It's submachine gun. 1920 Army & Navy Jrnl. (U.S.) 2 Oct. 120/1 The Auto-Ordnance Corporation of New York City..has put the Thompson sub-machine gun on the market. 1942 J. Steinbeck Moon is Down 2 Grey-helmeted men who carried sub-machine-guns in their arms. 1973 G. Greene Honorary Consul iii. iii. 132 A stranger stood there waving a sub-machine gun at him. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xix. 271 Three criminals were hosing a pedestrian, his wife, and their police bodyguard with submachine guns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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