Browning automatic rifle

noun

1. an air-cooled, fully automatic rifle capable of firing 200 to 350 rounds per minute. : BAR

Word History and Origins

Origin of Browning automatic rifle¹

First recorded in 1900–05; named after J. M. Browning

Example Sentences

The Browning automatic rifle, for example, to my mind one of the greatest weapons developed by the war, was invented in the United States in the summer of 1917.

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