Maxim gun

Max·im gun

M0161900 (măk′sĭm)n. An early, water-cooled, automatic machine gun having a single barrel.

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[After Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916), American-born British inventor who developed it.]

Maxim gun

(ˈmæksɪm) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel and utilizing the recoil force of each shot to maintain automatic fire[C19: named after Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916), its US-born British inventor]

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Maxim gun - an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrelmachine gun - a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)