Maxim-gun
noun
1.
an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
/ˈmæksɪm/
noun
1.
an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel and utilizing the recoil force of each shot to maintain automatic fire
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