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Meaning of submachine gun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.

Equivalents

العربية المسدس الرشاش بندقية رشاشة
Bosanski automat
Čeština samopal
Deutsch Maschinenpistole
Ελληνικά υποπολυβόλο
Español metralleta pistola ametralladora subfusil
Suomi konepistooli
Français mitraillette pistolet mitrailleur PM
Gaeilge fo-mheaisínghunna
Hrvatski automat
Íslenska hríðskotabyssa
Italiano mitra
日本語 サブマシンガン 短機関銃
한국어 기관단총
Latviešu mašīnpistole
Македонски автомат
Nederlands machinepistool pistoolmitrailleur
Polski automat peem pistolet maszynowy rozpylacz
Português submetralhadora
Русский автомат пистоле́т-пулемёт пп
Српски automat
Svenska kpist kulsprutepistol
ไทย ปืนกลมือ
Türkçe makineli tabanca
Українська пістоле́т-кулеме́т ПК
Tiếng Việt tiểu liên

Examples

“Bare-chested children and their parents gathered in doorways, on roofs and in windows as he passed, watched warily by Brazilian troops carrying submachine guns.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

submacroblock submaid submain submajor submajority submajorization

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