bren gun

  • 1Bren gun — /bren/ a .303 caliber, gas operated, air cooled, clip fed submachine gun. Also, bren gun. Also called Bren, bren. [1935 40; Br(no), Moravia + En(field), England, towns of manufacture] * * * …

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  • 2Bren (gun) — or Bren [bren] n. 〚after Br(no), Czechoslovakia, where first made + En(field), England, where manufactured for the Brit army〛 a light, fast, gas operated machine gun used by the British army in WWII * * * …

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  • 3Bren (gun) — or Bren [bren] n. [after Br(no), Czechoslovakia, where first made + En(field), England, where manufactured for the Brit army] a light, fast, gas operated machine gun used by the British army in WWII …

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  • 4Bren (gun) — or Bren [bren] n. [after Br(no), Czechoslovakia, where first made + En(field), England, where manufactured for the Brit army] a light, fast, gas operated machine gun used by the British army in WWII …

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  • 5Bren gun — n a light ↑machine gun …

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  • 6Bren gun — Bren′ gun [[t]brɛn[/t]] n. mil a.303 caliber gas operated submachine gun • Etymology: 1935–40; Br(no), Moravia +En(field), England, towns of manufacture …

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  • 7Bren gun — noun a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II • Syn: ↑Bren • Hypernyms: ↑submachine gun * * * noun see bren II * * * /bren/ a .303 caliber, gas operated, air cooled, clip fed submachine gun. Also, bren gun.… …

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  • 8Bren gun — /ˈbrɛn gʌn/ (say bren gun) noun a kind of light machine gun. {named after Br(no), in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), where it was first manufactured + En(field), in England, where construction was perfected} …

  • 9Bren Gun Carrier — mit Flammenwerfer in einem Museum in Israel Universal Carrier No 1 der Bundeswehr …

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  • 10bren gun — bren‚gÊŒn type of submachine gun which operates on gasoline …

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