Thompson Submachine Gun Definition

noun

An early type of submachine gun.

Webster's New World
A .45-caliber submachine gun having a wooden stock and a box or drum magazine.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Thompson Submachine Gun

Noun

Singular:
Thompson submachine gun
Plural:
thompson-submachine-guns

Origin of Thompson Submachine Gun

  • After John Taliaferro Thompson (1860–1940), American army officer

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

  • From John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer

    From Wiktionary

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