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VICKERS-MAXIM GUN

\vˈɪkəzmˈaksɪm ɡˈʌn], \vˈɪkəzmˈaksɪm ɡˈʌn], \v_ˈɪ_k_ə_z_m_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_m ɡ_ˈʌ_n]\

Definitions of VICKERS-MAXIM GUN

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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One of a system of ordnance, including machine, quick-fire, coast, and field guns, of all calibers, manufactured by the combined firms of Vickers' Sons of Sheffield and Maxim of Birmingham and elsewhere, England.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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