machine gun

Example Sentences

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Both Madis vehicles are equipped with a cannon and a smaller machine gun that, along with new types of ammunition, are becoming a growing part of antidrone operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But they came under Israeli attack, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, which said the ambulances were hit with a warning strike and machine gun fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The Taiwanese boats also have water cannon and a 20-millimetre static machine gun, but are careful to avoid a confrontation that "could lead to unimaginable consequences", Huang said.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

The best defense against an infantry assault was an entirely new weapon, the machine gun, invented by an American-born engineer named Hiram Maxim.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman