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Gatling gun

noun Gat·ling gun \ˈgat-liŋ-\

Definition of GATLING GUN

:  a machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels fired once each per revolution
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Origin of GATLING GUN

Richard J. Gatling †1903 American inventor
First Known Use: 1867

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