Definitions for mitrailleuse
mi·trailleuse

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mitrailleusenoun

   a breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly

2. Etymology: [F., fr. mitrailler to fire grapeshot, fr. mitraille old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. mite a mite.]

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1. Mitrailleuse

   A mitrailleuse is a type of volley gun with multiple barrels of rifle caliber that can fire either multiple rounds at once, or several in rapid succession. The earliest true mitrailleuse was invented in 1851 by Belgian Army Captain Fafschamps, 10 years before the advent of the Gatling gun. It was followed by the Belgian Montigny mitrailleuse in 1863. Then the French 25 barrel "Canon à Balles", better known as the Reffye mitrailleuse, was adopted in great secrecy in 1866. It became the first rapid-firing weapon deployed as standard equipment by any army in a major conflict. This happened during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. A steel block containing twenty-five 13 mm center-fire cartridges was locked against the breech before firing. With the rotation of a crank, the 25 rounds were discharged in rapid succession. The sustainable firing rate of the Reffye mitrailleuse was 100 rounds per minute. The effective reach of the Reffye mitrailleuse extended to about 2000 yards, a distance placing their batteries beyond the reach of Dreyse needle rifle fire. Reffye mitrailleuses were deployed in six gun batteries and were manned by artillery personnel. They were not infantry support weapons but rather a form of special artillery.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mitrailleuse

   mē-tra-lyez′, n. a breech-loading machine-gun, discharging a stream of bullets with great rapidity—first brought into use by the French in 1870-71.—n. Mitraille (mē-traly′), grapeshot.—v.t. to fire mitraille at—n. Mitrailleur (mē-tra-lyėr′), a man in charge of a mitrailleuse. [Fr. mitrailler, to fire with grapeshot—mitraille, grapeshot.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mitrailleuse

   a gun consisting of several, as many as 25, barrels, from which a number of shots may be fired simultaneously or in rapid succession, used by the French in the Franco-German War.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mitrailleuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mitrailleuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitrailleuse
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mitrailleuse
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mitrailleuse
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Mitrailleuse