tachanka

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Noun

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tachanka (plural tachankas)

  1. (historical) A horse-drawn machine gun, usually a cart or open wagon with the gun installed in the back.

Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Russian тача́нка (tačánka).

Noun

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tachanka (plural tachankalar)

  1. A type of spring cart (some military types were fitted with machine guns facing backwards during the Civil War in Russia 1917-1922).

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