Hotchkiss gun (English, noun)
expansion: Hotchkiss gun (plural Hotchkiss guns)
Senses:
glosses: A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: Hotchkiss guns
tags: plural