Sten
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sten in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Sten in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Sten (n.)
- type of light, rapid-fire submachine gun, 1942, from initials of surnames of designers R.V. Shepherd and H.J. Turpin + En(field); compare Bren.
Example
- 1. The sten island ferry , really .
- 2. Like most people doing important jobs in estonia , sten tamkivi is alarmingly young .
- 3. Sten tolgfors , swedish trade minister , said that european companies would suffer from tit-for-tat measures as protectionism rose .
- 4. Sten grillner 's group at the karolinska institute in stockholm has therefore spent many years studying lampreys , in order to gain insights about vertebrate nerves .
- 5. Evidence gathered at the scene of the crime-including gabc k 's british-made sten gun , and british explosives , fuses , and bullet casings-made it clear the perpetrators were commandos parachuted in from abroad , rather than the product of a homegrown resistance movement .