| 单词 | sten gun |
| 释义 | Sten gun in British English (stɛn) noun a light 9 mm sub-machine-gun formerly used in the British Army and Commonwealth forces, developed during World War II Word origin C20: from s and t (initials of Shepherd and Turpin, the inventors) + -en, as in Bren gunSten gun in American Englishnoun a British light submachine gun Also called: Sten Word origin [1940–45; R.V. S(hepherd) + H.J. T(urpin), the designers + En(field), England]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, black box, debrief, silkscreen, zapWord lists withgun |
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