"Lee-Enfield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lee-Enfields [plural]
Etymology: From the name of James Paris Lee, designer of the rifle's bolt system, and the location where its rifling design was created: the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lee-Enfield (plural Lee-Enfields)
  1. Synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”) Synonyms: Enfield [synonym, synonym-of]

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