1. submachine - Noun
2. submachine - Adjective
submachine (plural submachines)
A machine forming part of a larger machine.
(computer science) A part of a real or virtual machine which acts as a machine in its own right.
submachine (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a submachine gun
1950s to 1970s In 1954, Israel introduced a 9mm Parabellum open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine gun called the Uzi (after its designer Uziel Gal ). Source: Internet
1980s to 2000s By the 1980s, the demand for new submachine guns was very low and could be easily met by existing makers with existing designs. Source: Internet
A submachine gun is desirable for its compact size and ammunition capacity, however a pistol round lacks the penetrating capability of a rifle round. Source: Internet
Authorities also discovered numerous illegal firearms that Ernst had stored in various locations, including three revolvers, two pistols, two rifles and a submachine gun, as well as 1,400 bullets. Source: Internet
Armed forces By September 1947 the Haganah had "10,489 rifles, 702 light machine-guns, 2,666 submachine guns, 186 medium machine-guns, 672 two-inch mortars and 92 three-inch (76 mm) mortars". Source: Internet
After World War II After World War II, "new submachine gun designs appeared almost every week to replace the admittedly rough and ready designs which had appeared during the war. Source: Internet