old term for machine gun
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old term for machine gun; light machine gun
archaicOriginally referred to mechanical firing mechanisms. While still understood, it has been largely replaced by 机枪 in modern military and everyday usage, though it appears frequently in historical literature and older films.
Shì士
bīng兵
duān端
zhe着
jī机
guān关
qiāng枪
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
zhèn阵
dì地
sǎo扫
shè射
。
The soldier held a machine gun and strafed the enemy positions.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
tǐng挺
èr二
zhàn战
shí时
qī期
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
lǎo老
shì式
jī机
guān关
qiāng枪
。
This is an old-style machine gun used during World War II.
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Jī机
guān关
qiāng枪
de的
fā发
míng明
chè彻
dǐ底
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
xiàn现
dài代
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
xíng形
tài态
。
The invention of the machine gun completely changed the nature of modern warfare.