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Definition of Sten gun
1. Noun. A lightweight British submachine gun.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Sten gun
1. Noun. A family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sten Gun
Literary usage of Sten gun
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"I'll get out my Sten gun and pick them off one by one. Round them all up: Christian
Democrats, Americans, Yugoslavs, bang! Only language they understand. ..."
2. De grondbeginselen der Nederlandsche spelling: Regelen der spelling voor het by Lambert Allard te Winkel (1873)
"... dus venster, un-ster, glin-steren, heng-sten, hal-ster, bor-stel, dor-sten,
evenzeer als dien-Sten, gun-sten, kun-sten, winsten, ..."