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TOMMY GUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tommy gun mean?
• TOMMY GUN (noun)
The noun TOMMY GUN has 1 sense:
1. a .45-caliber submachine gun
Familiarity information: TOMMY GUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A .45-caliber submachine gun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Thompson submachine gun; Tommy gun
Hypernyms ("Tommy gun" is a kind of...):
submachine gun (machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm)
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