Chicago typewriter

English thumb Etymology From its use by en Chicago's underworld in the en Prohibition Prohibition Era, and likening the rattling sound of gunfire to that of a en typewriter. Noun en slang en Thompson submachine gun. en 1946 Bullets by the Billion Wesley Winans Stout 68 As the .45 cartridge is used in many weapons, Ballistics test-fired it in all — three different models of the Thompson sub-machine gun, the “Chicago typewriter” of gang warfare; the Reising sub-machine gun used by the marine Corps; the new and exciting M-3 sub-machine gun; the Colt .45 automatic pistol en The man who really caught Capone Neil Norman Jul 23, 2010 Express Few arrests were made and the city was alive to the sound of screeching tyres, the chatter of the Chicago typewriter or Tommy gun (which was invented just too late for the First World War but just in time for Capone & Co) and the music of the speakeasies and juke joints. en 2012 A Different Kind of War Story Edward M. Arnett 105 The Russian soldiers carried Czech-made Skoda Tommy guns reminiscent of the well-known Thompson Chicago typewriter, made famous by the FBI and gang warfare during the Depression years. Synonyms en Tommy gun, en Chicago atomizer, en Chicago piano, en Chicago style, en chopper Hypernyms en trench broom, en trench sweeper Related terms en Chicago lightning gunfire, en Chicago overcoat coffin Further reading w4sdpfa#lsedeva n en Thompson submachine gun en terms derived from toponyms en Firearms