单词 | thompson submachine gun |
释义 | Thompson submachine gun in American English US a type of submachine gun see also submachine gunWord origin after a co-inventor, John T. Thompson (1860-1940), U.S. army officerThompson submachine gun in American Englishnoun a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip Also called: Tommy gun Word origin [1920–25; named after J. T. Thompson (1860–1940), American army officer who aided in its invention]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, follow-up, self-service, slalom, zipper |
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