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   Gatling gun

   /ˈɡatlɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a rapid-fire, crank-driven gun with clustered barrels. The first practical machine gun, it was officially adopted by the US army in 1866.

   Word Origin named after Richard J. Gatling (1818–1903), its American inventor.

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