submachine
Handheld rapid shooter
Submachine appears almost exclusively in submachine gun, a lightweight automatic weapon smaller than a standard machine gun, typically firing pistol-caliber ammunition and designed to be operated by a single person.
The prefix sub- indicates something smaller or subordinate to the full-sized version.
Outside this compound, submachine has no independent use.
Projectile-launching weapon
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- UziCompact automatic firearm
- ThompsonPatronymic surname
- MAC-10Compact automatic weapon
automatic · burst · cyclic · magazine · rounds · trigger · chamber · cartridge
Unintended negative consequences
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- feedSupply with sustenance
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
action · mechanism · grip · sight · foregrip · cocking · discharge
Able to be hidden
- portableAble to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- sidearmPersonal weapon carried holstered
undercover · covert · folding · collapsible · close-quarters · briefcase
Ground combat troops
- tacticalStrategically planned
- assaultViolent offensive act
- squadSmall working group
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
patrol · reconnaissance · guerrilla · ambush · paratrooper · trench · SWAT · engagement
gun
Projectile-launching weapon
MAC-10 · automatic · burst · cyclic · magazine · rounds · trigger · chamber · cartridge · barrel
blowback
Unintended negative consequences
jamming · action · mechanism · grip · sight · foregrip · cocking · discharge
concealable
Able to be hidden
- portableAble to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- holsterSidearm carrying case
sidearm · undercover · covert · folding · collapsible · close-quarters · briefcase
infantry
Ground combat troops
commando · patrol · reconnaissance · guerrilla · ambush · paratrooper · trench · SWAT · engagement · suppressive