submachine gun

[ suhb-muh-sheen ]
/ ˌsʌb məˈʃin /

noun

a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.

Origin of submachine gun

First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + machine gun

Words nearby submachine gun

subliterature, sublittoral, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation, submachine gun, submammary mastitis, submandibular duct, submandibular fovea, submandibular ganglion, submandibular gland