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Bren gun

Or bren gun

[bren]

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noun

a .303-caliber, gas-operated, air-cooled, clip-fed submachine gun.

Bren gun

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noun

an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bren gun¹

1935–40; Br(no) , Moravia + En ( field ), England, towns of manufacture

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bren gun¹

C20: after Br ( no ), now in the Czech Republic, where it was first made and En ( field ), England, where manufacture was continued

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"Almonds grabbed a Bren gun, ammo and water and he and two men raced for a head-height rock," she says.

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Spur Camp, 2 May 43" provides a stark little companion to the painting, ending: "Not far away, up the line, Bren guns pummel hot air, men gasp and clutch, die casually, sweat and groan.

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Lest you get the wrong idea, the fingers typing this column were, believe it or not, once capable of stripping down and reassembling a Bren gun.

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At night they patrolled the streets in lorries equipped with twin Bren guns.��

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Mr. Downing shot out orders, threats, and penalties with the rapidity of a Bren gun.

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Brendel Brenham

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