Maxim gun

/ˌmæksəm ˈgʌn/
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Other forms: Maxim guns

Definitions of Maxim gun
  1. noun
    an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel
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    type of:
    machine gun
    a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
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