machine-gunningn.

Brit.

/məˈʃiːnˌɡʌnɪŋ/, U.S.

/məˈʃinˌɡənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: machine gun n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < machine gun n. + -ing suffix¹; compare gunning n., and the later machine-gun v.

The action or skill of shooting with a machine gun or machine guns; an attack carried out with a machine gun or machine guns. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > [noun] > discharge of machine-gun

machine-gunning1915

1915 R. Brooke Let. 29 Jan. (1968) 658 There's a good chance of my going to Hythe for a fortnight to learn machine-gunning.

1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 2 May 5 Our work was mainly bombing and machine gunning, to weaken the will of the enemy.

1972 Daily Tel. 1 June 2/8 This was followed by a machine-gunning of the Spanish Embassy on December 3.

1987 C. Phillips European Tribe ix. 72 They were the old-style pay telephones, where you..wait for the machine-gunning of the pips before, usually, being cut off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	machine-gunning
释义	machine-gunningn. Brit. /məˈʃiːnˌɡʌnɪŋ/, U.S. /məˈʃinˌɡənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: machine gun n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < machine gun n. + -ing suffix¹; compare gunning n., and the later machine-gun v. The action or skill of shooting with a machine gun or machine guns; an attack carried out with a machine gun or machine guns. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > [noun] > discharge of machine-gun machine-gunning1915 1915 R. Brooke Let. 29 Jan. (1968) 658 There's a good chance of my going to Hythe for a fortnight to learn machine-gunning. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 2 May 5 Our work was mainly bombing and machine gunning, to weaken the will of the enemy. 1972 Daily Tel. 1 June 2/8 This was followed by a machine-gunning of the Spanish Embassy on December 3. 1987 C. Phillips European Tribe ix. 72 They were the old-style pay telephones, where you..wait for the machine-gunning of the pips before, usually, being cut off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915
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