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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubmachine gun
/ˈsʌb.məˌʃiːn ɡʌn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A lightweight, portable automatic firearm designed to fire pistol cartridges.
"The security guards were armed with submachine guns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century, combining the prefix 'sub-' (denoting a lesser or smaller category) with 'machine gun' to describe a lighter, portable automatic firearm firing pistol ammunition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Submachine gun" is said worldwide
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pistolet-mitrailleur
Transliteration: /pis.tɔ.lɛ mi.tʁa.jœʁ/
"Les forces de l'ordre étaient équipées de pistolets-mitrailleurs."
Maschinenpistole
Transliteration: /maˈʃiːnən.pɪsˌtoːlə/
"Die Polizei trug Maschinenpistolen."
mitragliatrice
Transliteration: /mitraʎʎaˈtritʃe/
"Il soldato imbracciava una mitragliatrice leggera."
subfusil
Transliteration: /sub.fuˈsil/
"El agente llevaba un subfusil oculto."
submetralhadora
Transliteration: /sub.me.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾa/
"A polícia apreendeu uma submetralhadora."
सबमशीन गन
Transliteration: sab-masheen gan
"सैनिक के पास एक सबमशीन गन थी।"
冲锋枪
Transliteration: chōng fēng qiāng
"特警队员手持冲锋枪突入房间。"
기관단총
Transliteration: gigwandalchong
"경찰이 기관단총을 경계 태세로 들고 있었다."
短機関銃
Transliteration: tankan-kījū
"警備員は短機関銃を装備していた。"
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