速そく射しゃ砲ほう

noun

rapid-fire gun; quick-fire gun

Refers to a weapon capable of firing rapidly, such as a machine gun or autocannon. The term is somewhat technical and not an everyday word.

• この戦せん車しゃは強きょう力りょくな速そく射しゃ砲ほうを搭とう載さいしている。

  This tank is equipped with a powerful rapid-fire gun.

noun

talking rapidly; barrage of words

Colloquial metaphorical use, likening fast, continuous speech to rapid gunfire. Often used in phrases like 速射砲のような質問 (a rapid-fire barrage of questions).

• 彼かれはまるで速そく射しゃ砲ほうのようにしゃべり続つづけた。

  He kept talking like a rapid-fire gun.

• 記き者しゃたちから速そく射しゃ砲ほうのような質しつ問もんが飛とんだ。

  A barrage of questions flew from the reporters.