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An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired.
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- An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired.
- n. an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated
- An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired. Note: The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of 1,200 shots per minute. Farrow.
- An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrelswhich, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired.