Bren gun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/brɛn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bren)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bren′ gun′  (bren),USA pronunciation 
  1. Militarya.303-caliber, gas-operated, air-cooled, clip-fed submachine gun.
Also, bren′ gun′. Also called Bren, bren. 
  • Br(no), Moravia + En( field), England, towns of manufacture 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bren gun / brɛn/
  1. (sometimes without capital) an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II
Etymology: 20th Century: after Br(no), now in the Czech Republic, where it was first made and En(field), England, where manufacture was continued
'Bren gun' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sten gun

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