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

Olsen: But I have to ask, what is your interpretation of the floating machine gun?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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

North Korean Army Lt Gen Ko Jong Chol said Seoul's military used a machine gun to fire more than 10 warning shots towards its soldiers, according to state media.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Maybe because the rental equipment resembles a machine gun, he looks interested.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan