bren Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
    Bren gun.

WordNet

Bren, Bren"ne transitive verb & intransitive verb (Also<
  • Bren
  • Brenne
)
Etymology
See Burn.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Brent (); present participle & verbal noun Brenning
Definitions
  1. To burn. Obs. Chaucer.
    Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
Bren noun
Definitions
  1. Bran. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913