Nordenfelt
/ˈnɔːdnfɛlt/(also Nordenfeldt) Now historical
adjective
Designating a form of machine-gun having between one and twelve barrels fixed in a rectangular frame, and operated by a lever on the right-hand side.
noun
A gun of this type. Now rare.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Britannica. From the name of Thorsten Wilhelm Nordenfelt, the Swedish engineer who invented the gun.