Luger
/ˈluːɡə
/noun trademark in the US
A type of German automatic pistol.In 1908, the German Army adopted the Luger as a pistol....
- For decades the Swiss Army's issue pistol had been the Luger, and they, too, began to investigate a new pistol.
- While the Luger is a finely-made gun, it really is not a finicky one.
Origin
Early 20th century: named after Georg Luger (1849–1923), Austrian firearms expert.
Rhymes
- ram-race
- ram raid
- ram-raider
- ram-raiding
- ram reel
- ram-riding
- ramrod
- ram sammy
- Ramsar
- Ramsauer
- Ramsauer effect
- Ramsauer minimum
- Ramsauer–Townsend effect
- Ramsauer–Townsend minimum
- Ramsay, Allan
- ramsayite
- Ramsay, Sir William
- ramscallion
- Ramsch
- ramsdellite
- Ramsden
- Ramsden circle
- Ramsden disc
- Ramsden disk
- ramse