assault gun
noun · n
Simple meaning
An armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank and a large gun.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈsɔltɡən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
An armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
n
An assault gun (from,, meaning "assault gun") is a type of armored infantry support vehicle and self-propelled artillery, mounting a infantry support gun on a protected self-propelled chassis, intended for providing infantry with heavy direct fire support during engagement, especially against other infantry or fortified positions, secondarily also giving some armored protection and anti-armor capability.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: An armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
Used this way, assault gun is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Military
- Historical writing
- News/reporting
- Technical/specialist writing
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