minigun

See also: mini-gun

English

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minigun

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Alternative forms

• mini-gun

Etymology

From mini- +‎ gun, so-called because General Electric designers scaled down the rotating-barrel 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon for 7.62×51mm ammunition (in order to create a weapon with a higher and more reliable rate of fire).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪniˌɡʌn/
• Hyphenation: mini‧gun

Noun

minigun (plural miniguns)

1. A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.
   • 2019 October 24, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, Fallout 4 But I Randomized EVERYTHING‎:

     You know, what I'm actually thinking- is, if the deathclaw event actually happens, will the minigun on [that] Vertibird still be a minigun, or will it be something completely different?

Hypernyms

• gun
• machine gun
• rotary gun

Coordinate terms

• automatic cannon
• automatic gun
• cannon
• Gatling gun
• machine cannon
• rotary cannon

Derived terms

• minigunner

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kiertäväputkinen konekivääri, minigun (fi) French: please add this translation if you can German: Minigun (de) f Italian: please add this translation if you can Polish: minigun (pl) m Russian: миниган (ru) m (minigan)

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