Autocannon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.

Synonyms

All synonyms
gatling gun

Etymology

From auto- + cannon.

Related phrases

chain gunmachine gun

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