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medium machine gun

/ˈmi.di.əm məˈʃin ɡʌn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-um ma-chine gun
IPA
/ˈmi.di.əm məˈʃin ɡʌn/
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered “medium” in weight (15–40 lb or 6.8–18.1 kg).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmi.di.əm məˈʃin ɡʌn/
  • British English: /ˈmiː.diː.əm məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/

Inflected Forms

medium machine guns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

MMG HMG heavy machine gun GPMG general-purpose machine gun LMG light machine gun SMG

Questions

How do you pronounce medium machine gun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmi.di.əm məˈʃin ɡʌn/.
What does medium machine gun mean?
A belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered “medium” in weight (15–40 lb or 6.8–18.1 kg).

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