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mitrailleuse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/
  • /ˈmiːtɹəˌjɜz/

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noun

Meaning 1

A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mitraljöösi — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • Finnish: kuularuisku — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • Greek: μυδραλιοβόλο (mydraliovólo) — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • Greek: μυδραλλιοβόλον (mydralliovólon) — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • Russian: митралье́за (mitralʹjéza) — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • Russian: карте́чница (kartéčnica) — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • Spanish: metrallera — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
  • West Circassian: мытыралез (mətəralez) — rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels