"minigun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/ Forms: miniguns [plural]
Etymology: 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: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks, English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 90 10
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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