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noun
A family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and numerous other conflicts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a lightweight British submachine gun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: submachine gun
History
An acronym, derived from the initials of the surnames of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and Enfield, the location of the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) in London.
