| gatlin |
| gatling | (n) United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903), Syn. Richard Jordan Gatling |
| gatling gun | (n) an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated |
| Gatling gun | [ From the inventor, R.J. Gatling. ] An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of 1, 200 shots per minute. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ] |
