Definition of Mitrailleuse. Meaning of Mitrailleuse. Synonyms of Mitrailleuse

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Definition of Mitrailleuse

Mitrailleuse
Mitrailleuse Mi`tra`illeuse", n. [F., fr. mitrailler to fire grapeshot, fr. mitraille old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. mite a mite.] (Mil.) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.

Meaning of Mitrailleuse from wikipedia

- A mitrailleuse (French pronunciation: [mitʁajøz]; from French mitraille, "grapeshot") is a type of volley gun with barrels of rifle calibre that can fire...
- The Montigny mitrailleuse was an early type of crank-operated machine-gun developed by the Belgian gun works of Joseph Montigny between 1859 and 1870....
- La Mitrailleuse is a painting by British ****urist artist C. R. W. Nevinson, made in 1915 while he was on honeymoon leave from service as an ambulance driver...
- The MAC mle 1931 machine gun (official French designation Mitrailleuse modèle 1931 - machine gun, model of 1931), was a machine gun used in French tanks...
- previous manually-operated rapid-firing guns, such as the manually-cranked Mitrailleuse of 1851, the Gatling gun of 1861, the Gardner gun of 1874, or the Nordenfelt...
- of time were m****-firing volley weapons, like the Belgian and French mitrailleuse of the 1860s and 1870s, and field cannons firing canister shot, much...
- Browning Aircraft Machine Gun - F.N. Caliber 13.2 mm (French: Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm), more commonly known as the 13.2 mm...
- chambered in a cartridge designated 8×32mmSR. Its official name was Carabine Mitrailleuse 1918[citation needed] ("Machine Carbine 1918" in English); in a 2007...
- BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) heavy machine gun produced under licence. MAG: Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général, 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun. Used by...
- ribauldequin is sometimes considered the predecessor of the 19th century mitrailleuse. The first known ribauldequin was used by the army of Edward III of England...