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HOTCHKISS GUN

\hˈɒt͡ʃkɪs ɡˈʌn], \hˈɒt‍ʃkɪs ɡˈʌn], \h_ˈɒ_tʃ_k_ɪ_s ɡ_ˈʌ_n]\

Definitions of HOTCHKISS GUN

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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