"Hotchkiss gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hotchkiss guns [plural]
Etymology: After Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, American inventor. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hotchkiss gun (plural Hotchkiss guns)
  1. (historical) A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Hotchkiss_gun-en-noun-BSY5d2hn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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