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sten

(stɛn)
n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) short for Sten gun

sten

(stɛn)
vb, stens, stenning or stenned
(intr) Scot to stride energetically
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The Sten gun, with its side-mounted magazine, takes some getting used to and the T-stock is crude to the point of discomfort.
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Dan Sten Olsson, Chairman of Stena Line, said: "Trade and tourism links between Britain and Ireland have been growing steadily in recent years and with improving economic conditions forecast for 2015 and beyond, as the leading ferry operator on the Irish Sea we are confi-dent in our ability to help stimulate this upward trend further.
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While the Sten was the right gun at the time it was introduced, by 1944 the British had a bit more breathing room.
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