submachine

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A machine forming part of a larger machine. A part of a real or virtual machine which acts as a machine in its own right.
2. noun A part of a real or virtual machine which acts as a machine in its own right.
3. adjective Of or pertaining to a submachine gun.

Similar words

subdevice machine component metamachine suboperation subprocessor subapplication subalgorithm submodule subservice

Often followed by

gun guns gunners state of carbine pistol