Thompson submachine gun

English

Etymology

Named after John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer.

Noun

Thompson submachine gun (plural Thompson submachine guns)

1. a .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum or box magazine

Synonyms

• Chicago typewriter
• chopper
• Tommy gun

Translations

.45-caliber American submachine gun

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 湯普森衝鋒槍／汤普森冲锋枪 (Tāngpǔsēn chōngfēngqiāng), 汤普森冲锋枪 (Tāngpǔsēn chōngfēngqiāng)

• Finnish: Thompson-konepistooli (fi)
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• Manx: fo-vasheengunn m
• Russian: пистоле́т-пулемёт То́мпсона m (pistolét-pulemjót Tómpsona), То́мми-га́н m (Tómmi-gán)