(military, World War II, slang) The MG 42 machine gun.
(military, World War II, slang) The MG 42 machine gun.
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(slang) The MG 42 general-purpose machine gun.
A circular saw.
(military slang) A Type 92 heavy machine gun.
A World War I slang term for the Maxim machine gun — one of the most feared weapons of the era. The name evokes the gun's ability to sweep a deadly arc across the battlefield, painting destruction with each burst. Devil's paintbrush captures both the lethal precision of the weapon and its hellish reputation among troops in the trenches.
(slang) Someone or something that makes a loud, harsh, grinding or rasping noise, like that of a circular saw.