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Bren (gun)

(bren)

noun

a light, fast, gas-operated machine gun used by the British army in WWII

Origin: after Br(no), Czechoslovakia, where first made + En(field), England, where manufactured for the Brit army

See Bren (gun) in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A .303-caliber, gas-operated, magazine-fed light machine gun developed from a Czech design and used by British and Commonwealth troops during World War II and afterward.

Origin:

Origin: Br(no)

Origin: + En(field), a borough of London in southeast England

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