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noun
A kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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History
Named after the Swedish steel producer and banker Thorsten Nordenfelt, who funded its development.
