"Tommy-gun" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples
"Tommy-gun" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"Tommy-gun" Meaning
The Tommy Gun is a type of submachine gun designed in the early 1920s by Owen S. McNally and developed by Auto-Ordnance Corporation (also known as the Inland Manufacturing Division of General Motors) in 1927. It was originally called the Thompson submachine gun in honor of its designer, John T. Thompson.
"Tommy-gun" Examples
Here are 5 usage examples for the word "tommy-gun":
Example Sentences
| Example
| Sentence |
| --- | --- || 1 | The gangster was infamous for carrying a tommy-gun in his waistband during the shoot-out. |
| 2 | The tommy-gun was a popular firearm during the Prohibition era in the United States. |
| 3 | The police officer nervously aimed his tommy-gun at the suspect who refused to surrender. |
| 4 | The underground news reporter filmed the tommy-gun-wielding protesters in the streets. |
| 5 | In his memoirs, Al Capone recalled the time he used a tommy-gun to take out a rival gang boss.
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