# Maxim gun

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.
2. A machine gun which derives after some manner from the patented gun mechanism of Sir Hiram Maxim
3. A machine gun

## Etymology
After the inventor, Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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