mitrailleuse
English
The Montigny mitrailleuse, c. 1870
Etymology
French, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/, /ˈmiːtɹəˌjɜz/
Noun
mitrailleuse (plural mitrailleuses)
- (historical, military) 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.
Related terms
Translations
rapidly firing breech loading gun with multiple barrels
French
Etymology
From mitrailler + -euse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tʁɑ.jøz/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
mitrailleuse f (plural mitrailleuses)
Noun
mitrailleuse f (plural mitrailleuses, masculine mitrailleur)
Further reading
- “mitrailleuse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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