Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light machine gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
light -ma-chine -gun
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.

Inflected Forms

light machine guns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

LMG SMG submachine gun MMG medium machine gun HMG heavy machine gun GPMG

Questions

What does light machine gun mean?
A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person; such guns use rifle cartridges, whereas submachine guns use pistol cartridges.

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