Maxim Gun Definition

măksĭm
noun
An early, water-cooled, automatic machine gun having a single barrel.
American Heritage
pronoun
A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.
Wiktionary

Origin of Maxim Gun

  • After Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916), American-born British inventor who developed it

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After the inventor Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916).

    From Wiktionary

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