machine gun

machine gun
n.

1) to fire, operate a machine gun

2) a heavy; light; medium machine gun

3) an air-cooled; water-cooled machine gun

4) a machine gun jams

* * *
medium machine gun
operate a machine gun
water-cooled machine gun
a heavy
a machine gun jams
an air-cooled
to fire

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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