Gatling
[gætliŋ]
Definition
(noun.) United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903).
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Examples
- The Gatling soon made its way widely, and its rapidity of fire became a proverb. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The _Hotchkiss_ revolving cannon is another celebrated American production named from its inventor, and constructed to throw heavier projectiles than the Gatling. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- If anything moved quickly it was said to go like a Gatling or sound like a Gatling. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In Fig. 274 is shown a modern example of the Gatling gun equipped with the Accles feed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Could such a thing have been possible with the gates defended by Gatling guns, magazine rifles, and dynamite shells? Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Gatling, the first Gatling guns fitted for use with metalling ammunition being produced by the Colt Company in 1870. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The machine gun invented by Dr. Gatling of the United States during the Civil War and subsequently perfected, has become a part of the armament of every civilised nation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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