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Nomenclature
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- Primary term
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machine gun
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/8257 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A heavy weapon consisting of a barrel surrounded by a radiator, fitted with a receiver with a feed tray, an ejection port, a charging handle, a trigger, an aiming mechanism, and a magazine or munition belt. It is mounted on a tripod. Used to fire bursts of projectiles.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- machine gun
- Inverted term (International)
- gun, machine
- Alternative term(s)
- automatic weapon; rapid-fire gun
- French
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- Term (International)
- mitrailleuse
- Term gender (International)
- feminine
- Alternative term(s)
- fusil-mitrailleur; mitraillette; mitrailleuse légère
- Spanish
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- Term
- ametralladoras
- External term source
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2021-05-12
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 05-00063
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/8257 (reopens this page)
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Data source | Label | Language | Match |
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus | machine-guns (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
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