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Definition of Bren gun
1. Noun. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bren Gun
Literary usage of Bren gun
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Papuan Campaign: The Buna-Sanananda Operation: 16 Nov. 1942-23 Jan. 1943 by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"Bren-gun carriers which had been counted on to spearhead the attack failed to
arrive because of a shortage in shipping. The infantry, attacking at dawn, ..."
2. Another Man's Shoes by Sven Somme (2005)
"The Lieutenant set another soldier with another Bren gun to search my pockets
for weapons. Then I was placed in a lorry just behind the steering house. ..."
3. Along Parallel Lines: A History of the Railways of New South Wales by John Gunn (1989)
"'Works completed', said Hartigan, 'included the machining of brackets for Bren
gun carriers, the rough machining of gun barrels, ..."
4. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"Having done an eight-hour shift they would come off and spend two or three hours
learning to man a Bren gun or a ..."
5. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"... if you're caught no one, I mean no one, will be on your side, your brother
will come after you with his Bren gun, and what can you offer Angela? ..."
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