"Maxim gun" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After the inventor, Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maxim gun
  1. (firearms) A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-Maxim_gun-en-name-Dmo6XmZD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 26 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 26 27 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (firearms) A machine gun which derives after some manner from the patented gun mechanism of Sir Hiram Maxim Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: Maxim, maxim, maxim gun Coordinate_terms: base-stabilized machine gun, heavy machine gun, water-cooled machine gun, water-jacketed machine gun
    Sense id: en-Maxim_gun-en-name-G518FiJN Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  3. (firearms, informal, obsolete) A machine gun Tags: informal, obsolete Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-Maxim_gun-en-name-1RedXRdw Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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