street sweeper

street sweeper

A semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun with a revolving ammo drum. Originally designed for riot control, i.e., "sweeping the streets." The cops were armed with street sweepers to face the oncoming protestors. These street sweepers can be devastating, but they're an absolute nightmare to reload in the middle of combat.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

street sweeper

n. a machine gun. In my neighborhood, the sound of street sweepers is about as common as the sound of horns honking.
See also: street
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • double tap
  • a shotgun wedding
  • shotgun wedding
  • ammo
  • have first call
  • have first call on (something)
  • fin
  • (one's) finest hour
  • your finest hour
  • all y'all
References in periodicals archive
Towing crews righted the street sweeper with a tow truck and rotator crane.
Rather than spreading street sweepers across the entire city every day, teams will focus on "cleaning streets that need it the most".
A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the effect of different professions (military soldier, firefighter, medical doctor and street sweeper) on children's perception of height.
"Closer to a whodunit than a philosophical exploration, The Street Sweeper uses the hidden connection between Adam and Lamont, a familiar-enough device, as a red herring to cloak its other secrets.
Tim Eareckson said he saw a street sweeper's truck running in an empty parking lot at 1054 Jerusalem Ave.
In an interview with The New York Times, Rios added, "We fully intend to use this as a litmus test for offices from president to street sweeper."
(NYSE:TNC) has introduced a new street sweeper, the Sentinel[TM], with the advantages of Tennant's acclaimed Centurion[TM] street sweeper, but in a smaller size and price range.
Sides were drawn late last year, pointing out the positive and negative aspects of Street Sweeper (November 2000, $16.98, ISBN 1-930306-00-8), the first in a series of books and accompanying compact discs, released by Syndicate, the publishing company co-owned by Snipes.
Trinder, who was working as a prison cleaner, escaped from Leyhill Open Prison, near Bristol, on a street sweeper in July.
These areas are often cleaned by a street sweeper or "white wing."
Street sweeper dies in road mishap !-- -- Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star) - December 8, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines A bus owned by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
WEST BOYLSTON - After falling behind on the annual street sweeping due to rain and a breakdown of the town's old street sweeper, the Department of Public Work crews will be working double time over the next few weeks to finish the job, Public Works Director Anthony Sylvia wrote on the town's website.
A STREET sweeper is fighting for his life after being stabbed trying to stop a burglar escaping.
The Street Sweeper | ELLIOT PERLMAN: Elliot Perlman, an Australian writer (Seven Type of Ambiguity [2004]), is a master at crafting multiple narratives and perspectives.
How can I feed this 'army'?" said Yahya Ali, 30, who works as a street sweeper for the Municipality Authority.