Definition of Maxim gun

1. Noun. An obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel.

Generic synonyms: Machine Gun

Definition of Maxim gun

1. Proper noun. A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maxim Gun

Max Delbruck
Max Ernst
Max Ferdinand Perutz
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
Max Muller
Max Perutz
Max Planck
Max Weber
Maxam Gilbert method
Maxfield Frederick Parrish
Maxfield Parrish
Maxie
Maxim
Maxim-Gilbert sequencing
Maxim Gorki
Maxim gun
Maximilian
Maximilian's sunflower
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre
Maximillian
Maximow's stain
Maxine
Maxmilien de Bethune
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
Maxonian
Maxonians
Maxostoma
Maxwell
Maxwell's demon
Maxwell's equations

Literary usage of Maxim gun

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

1. My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa: As Medical Officer of the Emin by Thomas Heazle Parke (1891)
"Stairs tried the maxim gun, it did not work satisfactorily— like all machine-guns, ... One defect in the machinery of the maxim gun is that the canvas-belt ..."

2. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER XXXII Sharp sniping from the Mongol Market—The Legation guards relieved—The arrival of the Americans—Captain Bland and his maxim gun—Absurd ..."

3. My Life by Hiram Stevens Maxim (1915)
"Maxim-Nordenfeldt Company was formed the maxim gun patents for the world were put in at £900000, and the shares were subscribed for many times over in a few ..."

4. Gunshot Injuries, Their History, Characteristic Features, Complications, and by Thomas Longmore (1895)
"... TU K maxim gun Europe. One of the machine guns which has been adopted by the War Department of the British army is on the Catling principle. ..."

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