Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy machine gun

/ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
heav-y ma-chine gun
IPA
/ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gun capable of heavy sustained fire.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/
  • British English: /ˈhɛv.iː məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/

Inflected Forms

heavy machine guns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

HMG MMG medium machine gun GPMG general-purpose machine gun SMG submachine gun

Questions

How do you pronounce heavy machine gun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛv.i məˈʃin ɡʌn/.
What does heavy machine gun mean?
A gun capable of heavy sustained fire.

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