ASSAULT GUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does assault gun mean? 

• ASSAULT GUN (noun)
  The noun ASSAULT GUN has 2 senses:

1. any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

2. an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry

  Familiarity information: ASSAULT GUN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASSAULT GUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

assault gun; assault rifle

Hypernyms ("assault gun" is a kind of...):

automatic; automatic rifle; machine rifle (light machine gun)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("assault gun" is a kind of...):

armored vehicle; armoured vehicle (a vehicle that is protected by armor plate)