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machine pistol

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noun
a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
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Also called burp gun.

Origin of machine pistol

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby machine pistol

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Words related to machine pistol

automatic pistol, submachine gun, burp gun

How to use machine pistol in a sentence

  • Behind the rising blanket, they saw bin Laden scrambling for an AKSU machine pistol.

    Myths of the Bin Laden Raid|Richard Miniter|November 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

  • The other gunman sprayed the store with a .45 caliber MAC-10 machine pistol, emptying the 30-round clip in a few seconds.

    Cocaine Cowboys|Gerald Posner|October 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST

  • Clay came forward, saw the machine pistol on his seat and strapped it on without a word.

    Code Three|Rick Raphael

  • He hauled a Schmeisser machine pistol from under his coat and slipped a clip in.

    The Caves of Fear|John Blaine
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