"heavy machine gun" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛv.iː məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland], /ˈhev.iː məˈʃiːn ɡɐn/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /- ɡan/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈhev.iː maˈʃiːn ɡan/ [India] Forms: heavy machine guns [plural]
enPR: hĕv′ē mə-shēn′ gŭn Head templates: {{en-noun}} heavy machine gun (plural heavy machine guns)
  1. (firearms, military) A gun capable of heavy sustained fire. Categories (topical): Firearms, Military

Inflected forms

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