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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:Thompson submachine gunWikipedia
General Thompson holding his eponymous submachine gun, with a stick magazine
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Etymology

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From Thompson +‎ submachine gun. Named after John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer.

Noun

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Thompson submachine gun (plural Thompson submachine guns)

  1. A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.

Synonyms

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  • Chicago typewriter
  • chopper
  • Thompson SMG
  • Tommy gun
  • trench broom

Hypernyms

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  • .45
  • gun
  • machine gun
  • submachine gun

Derived terms

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  • Thompson SMG
  • Tommy gun
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  • gun
  • machine
  • machine gun
  • sub-
  • submachine
  • submachine gun
  • Thompson

Translations

[edit] .45-caliber American submachine gun
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 湯普森衝鋒槍 / 汤普森冲锋枪 (Tāngpǔsēn chōngfēngqiāng)
  • Finnish: Thompson-konepistooli
  • Manx: fo-vasheengunn m
  • Russian: пистоле́т-пулемёт То́мпсона m (pistolét-pulemjót Tómpsona), То́мми-га́н m (Tómmi-gán)
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