Noun
Chauchat (plural Chauchats)
(military, historical) The standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I.
It was called the Chauchat, and it was the worst machine gun ever made. Source: Internet
Crown Prince Carol training during World War I with a Chauchat machine gun During his teenage years, Carol acquired the "playboy" image that was to become his defining persona for the rest of his life. Source: Internet
The weapon first entered service in 1902 and predated the Hotchkiss Portative and Chauchat and was arguably the very first portable machine gun produced. Source: Internet