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Definition of Gatling gun

1. Noun. An early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated.

Definition of Gatling gun

1. Noun. A type of gun, similar to a modern machine gun, with several barrels on a rotating frame. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gatling gun

1. An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired. The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of 1,200 shots per minute. Origin: From the inventor, R.J. Gatling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Gatling gun

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the North-west Rebellion of 1885: Comprising a Full and by Charles Pelham Mulvany (1886)
"AS the gatling gun, as well as Lieutenant Howard, the gallant officer who commanded ... Of this class of arms, there is none that excels the gatling gun in ..."

2. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1871)
"The first gatling gun was made in 1862, and was publicly exhibited in Indianapolis, ... Аз the mitrailleur is upon the same principio as the gatling gun, ..."

3. South by West, Or, Winter in the Rocky Mountains and Spring in Mexico by Rose Georgina Kingsley (1874)
"... College—The Whirlpool—Leave Niagara—The smoke of Chicago—A friend in need—West Point—The gatling gun—A terrible little shot—Our first American service. ..."

4. The History of the North-west Rebellion of 1885: Comprising a Full and by Charles Pelham Mulvany (1886)
"AS the gatling gun, as well as Lieutenant Howard, the gallant officer who commanded ... Of this class of arms, there is none that excels the gatling gun in ..."

5. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1871)
"The first gatling gun was made in 1862, and was publicly exhibited in Indianapolis, ... Аз the mitrailleur is upon the same principio as the gatling gun, ..."

6. South by West, Or, Winter in the Rocky Mountains and Spring in Mexico by Rose Georgina Kingsley (1874)
"... College—The Whirlpool—Leave Niagara—The smoke of Chicago—A friend in need—West Point—The gatling gun—A terrible little shot—Our first American service. ..."

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