Chicago typewriter

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of Thompson submachine gun. slang
    — As the .45 cartridge is used in many weapons, Ballistics test-fired it in all — three different models of the Thompson sub-machine gun, the “Chicago typewriter” of gang warfare; the Reising sub-machine gun used by the marine Corps; the new and exciting M-3 sub-machine gun; the Colt .45 automatic pistol […]

词形变化

Chicago typewriters plural

词源

From its use by Chicago's underworld in the Prohibition Era, and likening the rattling sound of gunfire to that of a typewriter.
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