Maxim gun

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Maxim gun

  1. (firearms) A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.
  2. (firearms) A machine gun which derives after some manner from the patented gun mechanism of Sir Hiram Maxim
  3. (firearms, informal, obsolete) A machine gun

Coordinate terms
  • base-stabilized machine gun
  • heavy machine gun
  • water-cooled machine gun
  • water-jacketed machine gun
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