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Browning automatic rifle

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Browning automatic rifle [′brau̇·niŋ ȯd·ə′mad·ik ′rī·fəl]
(ordnance)
A gas-operated weapon whose cyclical rate of fire is adjustable but which is capable of firing 200-350 rounds per minute.
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