Machine gun
Machine gun noun - A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted).
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Pistol and machine gun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pistol" instead a noun phrase "Machine gun".
Pistol
Pistol noun - A very energetic person.
Nearby Word: Pistole
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Guns Are Worthless: Averted in that guns are very useful throughout the game, but played somewhat straight in the way a melee weapon will do much more damage than a pistol or machine gun.
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Halo 3: ODST features the M7S and the M6C/SOCOM, a sound suppressed sub-machine gun and pistol (respectively).
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In one of the board rooms at the back of the building, you can find a pistol and a Machine Gun, with the latter being the best weapon available to you so early in the game.
Source: Video Game / Postal
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