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sten gun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
sten -gun
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and numerous other conflicts.

Etymology

An acronym, derived from the initials of the surnames of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and Enfield, the location of the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) in London.

Inflected Forms

Sten guns (plural)

Questions

What does sten gun mean?
A family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and numerous other conflicts.
Where does sten gun come from?
An acronym, derived from the initials of the surnames of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and Enfield, the location of the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) in London.

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