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noun
A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: MG, machine gun, firearm, gun, weapon
noun
a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: submachine gun
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Across languages
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