"minigun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/ Forms: miniguns [plural]
Etymology: From mini- + gun, so-called because General Electric designers scaled down the rotating-barrel 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon for 7.62×51mm ammunition (in order to create a weapon with a higher and more reliable rate of fire). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|gun}} mini- + gun Head templates: {{en-noun}} minigun (plural miniguns)
  1. A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute. Categories (topical): Firearms Hypernyms: gun, machine gun, rotary gun Coordinate_terms: automatic cannon, automatic gun, cannon, Gatling gun, machine cannon, rotary cannon
    Sense id: en-minigun-en-noun-jJ7cDt3G Disambiguation of Firearms: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, English terms prefixed with mini-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mini-gun
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/ Forms: miniguns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minigun (plural miniguns)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mini, gun.
    Sense id: en-minigun-en-noun-Ki7BkIiV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mini-gun
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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