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Maxim gun
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maxim gun
English
Alternative forms
en Maxim maxim maxim gun
Etymology
en American and British inventor Hiram Maxim = 1840 1916.
Proper noun
s 1
en firearms A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.
en firearms Any machine gun that derives in some way from Hiram Maxim's patented design.
en firearms informal obsolete A machine gun.
Coordinate terms
en base-stabilized machine gun heavy machine gun water-jacketed machine gun water-cooled machine gun