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(firearms) A standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.22 inch in diameter.
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.357 Magnum (a class of firearm cartridge).
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(firearms) A standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.38 inch in diameter.
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(firearms) A standard kind of firearm designed to fire bullets that are approximately 0.45 inch in diameter.
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(firearms, informal) The .22 Long Rifle calibre.
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(singular only, informal, firearms) The .303 British rifle calibre.
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(US Army and Marines, military, slang) Any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher, mounted underneath an M-16 or variant. In the Marine Corps, often the Mark-19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher.
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(nautical) A muzzleloading gun capable of firing shells weighing sixty-four pounds
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(military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
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(firearms) A class of handgun ammunition; Initialism of automatic Colt pistol.
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(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
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A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.
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A pistol that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.
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A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.
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Alternative spelling of air gun [A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.]
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Alternative spelling of air gun [A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.]
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an AK-47, AK-74, or related assault rifle (Avtomat Kalasnikova or Kalashnikov)
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The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
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Alternative form of AK-47 [The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.]
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(informal) A strip used to hold bullets, sometimes connected to some firearms.
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(slang, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms.
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a firearm device used to package and feed cartridges, typically for rapid-firing automatic weapons such as machine guns.
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A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
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(trademark) A lightweight, semi-automatic rifle, based on the original design of the ArmaLite AR-15.
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(military slang, World War I, countable) A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance.
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Any of several assault rifles originally made in the USA from the late 1950s.
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(military) An armor-piercing solid metal projectile having no bursting charge, in use mainly during World War II, abbreviated AP, or simply "shot".
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An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
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The shot of an arquebus.
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Alternative form of arquebus [(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.]
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Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
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(video games) A style of turn-based video game where players control tanks or warriors scattered over varied terrain.
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(military) A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc.
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A customised pistol produced by this company until 1987.
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A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.
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(colloquial) Any firearm meeting the definition of an assault weapon, and in the form of a rifle.
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(US) Any select-fire firearm that allows semi-automatic and fully automatic operation, and is used or was once used by a military organization.
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(weaponry) A circular molding near the mouth of a cannon.
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(literally) With one firing of a cannon or firearm; especially one whose ammunition is shotgun shot or grape shot, such that the multiple pieces of shot from one firing hit multiple birds or multiple soldiers.
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(firearms) A device which simply converts a semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm.
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A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.
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(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
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A semi-automatic pistol.
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(weaponry) A rifle that loads itself either from a belt or magazine; a machine gun. (Compare fully automatic rifles vs semi-automatic rifles.)
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(military, dated) An automatic rifle.
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(firearms, transitive) To modify (a weapon's barrel) so as to increase the bore diameter.
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A little cask, or something resembling one, for example of a gun.
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(slang, dated) A pistol.
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A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
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A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
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(firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
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(military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
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A type of large brass cannon.
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(firearms) Any of various generally non-lethal projectiles made of plastic, rubber, wood, etc.
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(military) A train of artillery for siege operations.
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(historical, archaic) An elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.
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A military select-fire rifle that fires a full power rifle round.
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(by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.
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Alternative spelling of BB [A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.]
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A gun that shoots BB-size pellets, typically using compressed air, or sometimes just a compressed spring.
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(slang) A peashooter; a small or toy gun.
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(weaponry) A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
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A very large rifle cartridge that incorporates a strong ring of metal around its base for strength.
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A rifle mounted on a machine gun base
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(firearms) A firearm (especially a handgun) made by the Beretta company.
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(idiomatic, by extension, usually pluralized) A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
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(informal) A large thing.
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Alternative form of biggun [(informal) A large thing.]
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A rifle or pistol cartridge containing small shot instead of a single larger projectile.
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The bullet fired by a musket of this kind.
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An ammunition cartridge that contains no projectile, usually used to simulate gunfire
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(slang, New York, Maryland, MLE) A pistol.
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(slang, African-American Vernacular) Guns.
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(US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
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A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
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a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
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An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
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A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.
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(firearms) The front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.
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(archaic) A mortar shell.
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a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
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An artilleryman; a gunner.
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The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
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(military, informal) A land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops.
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(firearms) An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel.
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(firearms) A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.
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(firearms) The area around the firing pin, which is against the head of the cartridge.
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Alternative spelling of breechloader [A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).]
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(firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
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A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
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Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
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Short for Bren gun. [A light machine gun manufactured in Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.]
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A light machine gun manufactured in Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.
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(firearms) A carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.
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(military, historical) An ancient kind of military catapult.
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(firearms, informal) The Mauser C96 pistol.
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(informal) The British Army's Land Pattern Musket or any of its derivatives, standard-issue weapons for British soldiers in the American Revolution.
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In Europe, a small, semi-automatic handgun.
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Alternative spelling of bruckback (“shotgun”) [shotgun, particularly a sawn-off one.]
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Alternative spelling of bruckback (“shotgun”) [shotgun, particularly a sawn-off one.]
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shotgun, particularly a sawn-off one.
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Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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A circular wound or hole caused by the projectile of a firearm.
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Alternative spelling of bullet hole [A circular wound or hole caused by the projectile of a firearm.]
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A firearm configuration in which both the action and magazine are located behind the trigger and alongside the shooter's face, so there is no wasted space for the buttstock as in conventional designs.
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Alternative form of bumpfire [A method of automatic weapons fire that uses recoil forces to fire the next round.]
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(firearms) An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.
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Alternative form of bumpfire [A method of automatic weapons fire that uses recoil forces to fire the next round.]
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Alternative spelling of bump stock [(firearms) An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.]
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A method of automatic weapons fire that uses recoil forces to fire the next round.
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Alternative spelling of bump stock [(firearms) An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.]
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(slang, UK) A service-issue rifle.
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A type of revolver with an exceptionally long barrel.
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(US, slang) A small submachine gun
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(archaic) A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency.
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The pad for the butt of a gun
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The stock in a firearm located in the rear of the firing mechanism where one's shoulder is held when shooting
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(slang) The MG 42 general-purpose machine gun.
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(firearms) Clipping of calibre.
adj
(firearms, in combination) Having the specified caliber.
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Alternative form of caliber [Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.]
adj
Alternative form of calibered [(firearms, in combination) Having the specified caliber.]
n
(historical) A type of light musket.
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(military) A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.
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A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.
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Antipersonnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls.
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(firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.
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Alternative form of cannonball [A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.]
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(US, military, slang, sometimes derogatory) A member of the military who fires guns; a soldier involved in gunnery.
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(rare) Artillery ammunition.
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A device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer.
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(dated) Alternative spelling of cannonball [A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.]
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Alternative form of cannon fodder [Military forces considered to be expendable.]
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The firing of artillery for a length of time.
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One who fires a cannonade.
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An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
adj
(poetic) Furnished with cannon.
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(military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.
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One who fires a cannon; a cannoneer.
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Alternative form of cannon fodder [Military forces considered to be expendable.]
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Alternative form of cannoneer [(military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.]
adj
Resembling the shape or sound of a cannon
n
Cannons, collectively; battery of cannons.
adj
Of an early loading system for handguns where the percussion cap, powder, and bullet were separate components loaded individually into the gun. Typically used in early to mid 1800s.
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A toy gun that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.
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Alternative spelling of cap gun [A toy gun that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.]
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Alternative spelling of cap pistol [A toy pistol that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.]
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A firearm that is discharged by means of a percussion cap.
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A rifle with a short barrel.
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(military) A soldier armed with a carbine.
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(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
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A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
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An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.
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(historical) A type of early cannon.
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A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
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(by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
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A belt having pockets to store the cartridges for a firearm.
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The part of a cartridge case opposite the bullet.
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(military, historical) A collection of small projectiles enclosed in a case or canister.
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(military) Occasionally seen as a usage error due to the similarity of the words: A casemate.
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(military, weaponry, obsolete, rare) A catapult.
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One who uses a catapult.
adj
Having the force of a catapult.
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The operator of a catapult.
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(dated) Pronunciation spelling of cartridge. [(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.]
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A type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.
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Alternative form of centerfire [A type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.]
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A machine gun or autocannon that uses an external power source via a continuous loop of chain.
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Alternative spelling of chain gun [A machine gun or autocannon that uses an external power source via a continuous loop of chain.]
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(historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
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(firearms) A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
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The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
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(military) A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
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(military, historical) The standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I.
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An element that is introduced early in the story whose significance to the plot does not become clear until later.
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(military, historical) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.
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(slang) Synonym of Thompson submachine gun.
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A device used during aircraft testing to discharge bird carcasses into airframes and engines to determine resistance to such impacts.
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Synonym of chicken cannon
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(firearms) An internally tapering metal cylinder attached to the muzzle of a shotgun, designed to constrict the spreading pattern of the shot pellets.
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In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.
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(slang) An assault rifle, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
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(US, slang, collective) handguns
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A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit.
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A double-barrelled shotgun with very short barrels.
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bombardment with two or more materials
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The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
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Alternative spelling of coilgun [Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means]
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Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means
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A revolver (gun) (from Colt's Manufacturing Company), associated especially but not exclusively with the American Wild West.
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(military, historical) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation.
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(firearms) A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting into the cartridge case used in some shotguns, and holding the shot together when discharged, to secure close shooting; also, a device for slightly narrowing the bore at the muzzle for the same purpose.
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The .30 Kiraly-Cristobal sub-machine gun
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The operator of a culverin.
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Alternative form of culverin [A kind of handgun.]
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(firearms) A cup-shaped bracket, mounted on the end of a rifle barrel, used to propel hand grenades.
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(historical) A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
adj
(firearms, of an automatic weapon) Firing at its full cyclic rate.
n
(firearms) The rate at which an automatic firearm will fire if its firing mechanism is held down, causing the delay between successive shots to be the time needed for the firearm's action to cycle.
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The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
adj
(military, of a revolver) Initialism of double action. [(firearms, primarily of revolvers) Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.]
n
(obsolete) A kind of large pistol.
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(firearms) A gun barrel formed by twisting and welding strips of metal around a hard die; no longer commonly used now due to its inability to handle high cartridge pressure on modern ammunition.
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A non-lethal air gun used to reduce irritability or agitation in animals.
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(slang) Desert Eagle (a type of pistol)
n
(firearms) A device in certain firearms that uncocks the weapon.
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(US, historical) a basic pistol intended for distribution to South Vietnamese guerrillas as a weapon against North Vietnamese soldiers.
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A device in a gun for delinking ammunition.
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A medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon.
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(dated, late 1800s) Alternative spelling of derringer [A type of very small, concealable pistol with one or two barrels, but without any loading system or magazine.]
n
A type of very small, concealable pistol with one or two barrels, but without any loading system or magazine.
n
(slang, historical) A Maxim gun.
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The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
n
(science fiction) An energy weapon in the form of a pistol.
n
(firearms) That part of a matchlock or flintlock gun or rifle that holds the burning fuse or flint and applies it to the gunpowder.
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(firearms, historical) The lock that preceded the true flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century.
n
(MLE) Alternative spelling of dotty (“shotgun”) [(MLE) A shotgun.]
adj
Alternative form of double action [(firearms, primarily of revolvers) Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.]
n
Alternative spelling of double-barrelled shotgun [A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.]
adj
Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun).
n
A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.
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A long firearm with three barrels (typically a mix of shotgun and rifle barrels).
n
Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.
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Alternative spelling of duelling pistol [a type of pistol that was manufactured in matching pairs to be used in a duel]
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(informal, firearms) A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage.
n
(slang) Hollow-point bullet designed to expand on impact.
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That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
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A gun with electrically powered components, such as the reloader or barrel rotator.
n
A large-calibre firearm capable of killing an elephant or other big game.
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(military) A clip holding several rounds of ammunition for a firearm, which is inserted into the firearm's internal magazine to load the weapon, remains in the weapon while firing, and is removed or ejected when its supply of ammunition is exhausted.
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An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
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Gunfire directed along the length of a target.
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A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
n
Alternative form of eprouvette [A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.]
n
A kind of firearm; a carbine.
n
Alternative form of escopet [A kind of firearm; a carbine.]
n
(military) The firing of a gun after the last note of the retreat, signalling the lowering of the flag at sunset; the gun thus fired.
n
Any of various rifles that propel the bullet at high velocity to maximize point-blank range.
n
(in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
n
(US Army) FN-FAL (the NATO standard rifle)
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A single-shot firearm action in which a solid metal breechblock slides vertically in grooves cut into the breech of the rifle and actuated by a lever.
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The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.
n
The part of an army's artillery which consists of (light) fieldpieces (cannons, howitzers) which are mobile enough to deploy on the (battle) field, as opposed to the fixed guns in fortifications or naval artillery; usually excludes antiaircraft.
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An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances.
n
Alternative form of field gun [An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances.]
n
A mobile artillery piece, i.e. gun or howitzer, for use in the field.
n
(rare) Alternative form of firearm [A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.]
n
A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
n
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
n
(firearms) the part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer to ignite the gunpowder.
n
A humorous prop gun which unfurls a small flag when its trigger is pulled.
n
(military, slang, historical) A 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I.
n
A large-bore pistol-like firearm used to fire signal flares.
n
Alternative spelling of flare gun [A large-bore pistol-like firearm used to fire signal flares.]
n
An attachment to the muzzle of a firearm which reduces the amount of visible light created when fired
n
The projectiles fired mainly by law enforcement officers from handguns for riot control.
n
Alternative form of flash-ball [A form of handgun that fires projectiles of rubber of similar material, used mainly by law enforcement officers for riot control.]
n
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
n
(firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
n
A small cartridge designed for target shooting; a ball cap.
n
Alternative form of flechette [A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.]
n
Alternative form of FN-FAL [the NATO standard assault rifle]
n
the NATO standard assault rifle
n
(programming slang, humorous, derogatory) Any feature whose addition to a product results in the user shooting themselves in the foot.
n
(firearms) A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.
n
(artillery) The shot in the forward part of a firearm cartridge.
n
(firearms) A .45-caliber firearm.
n
(slang) A .44 Magnum handgun
n
(firearms) A button on certain rifles that pushes the bolt carrier forward, ensuring that the bolt is locked.
n
(military) The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
n
(military) An anti-personnel weapon, thrown or otherwise propelled, designed to disperse shrapnel upon exploding.
v
(firearms) to alter a firearm so that no part of the barrel touches the stock.
n
(military, historical) The Canon de 75 modèle 1897, an artillery piece capable of firing 75 mm shells.
n
(derogatory) A gun-owner who supports traditional hunting guns but favors gun control for other guns such as handguns or tactical rifles.
adj
(firearms) Having ammunition loaded to full allowable power, usually in reference to magnum handgun cartridges and shotgun shells.
n
A bullet having a complete covering of copper over the lead core.
adj
(of a firearm) Having a relatively large caliber.
n
A light musket or firelock.
n
(now historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock.
n
Alternative form of fusilier [An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket]
n
An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket
n
(by extension) A rapid burst.
n
(archaic) An execution by shooting.
n
Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket) [A light musket or firelock.]
n
Alternative form of fusil (musket) [(heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.]
n
(firearms) In rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
n
(informal) The M1 American semiautomatic rifle.
n
An early mechanical machine gun operated by a crank.
n
(archaic, slang, in old westerns) A Gatling gun.
n
A type of gun, similar to a modern machine gun, with several barrels on a rotating frame.
n
(US, slang, by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).
n
A gun without serial numbers that cannot be easily tracked, especially a home-made gun built with non-registered, partially finished or 3D printed components.
n
(especially role-playing games, board games, video games) A character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities.
n
A handgun made by the Glock company.
n
(firearms) A device which modifies the firing system of a Glock pattern pistol, by bypassing the semiautomatic catch, which enables fully automatic fire.
n
A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars.
n
Obsolete form of grenade. [A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.]
n
Obsolete form of grenade. [A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.]
n
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
n
(video games) A device in video games, particularly first-person shooters, with which players can directly manipulate objects in the virtual world, often allowing them to be used as projectiles.
n
A levered device for forcing grease into machinery.
n
(figuratively) A person of great importance or talent.
n
(obsolete) A pomegranate.
n
A weapon that shoots grenades from a device.
n
(archaic) grenade (weapon)
n
A metal or wooden frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.
n
A club for firearms enthusiasts.
n
Laws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.
n
Alternative form of gun-layer [A soldier who is assigned to aim and fire a mounted machine gun such as that on the turret of a tank.]
n
(chiefly US, politics) An organized group which attempts to influence public policy and law with respect to firearms, especially as an advocate of ownership of and access to firearms by individual citizens.
n
An excavation used to position guns so that they are protected from enemy fire.
n
(often attributive) The entitlement of individuals to own and carry guns.
adj
Alternative spelling of gunshy [Afraid to use a gun.]
adj
Alternative form of gunbroke [(of a horse) Trained not to spook when a gun is shot nearby.]
adj
Having a focus on guns.
adj
Alternative spelling of gun control
adj
Overly fond of and inclined to use guns and gun violence.
n
(military) An artillery piece designed both for direct fire and indirect fire at a wide range of angles of elevation, thus capable of fulfilling the roles of a traditional field gun and howitzer.
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A soldier who is assigned to aim and fire a mounted machine gun such as that on the turret of a tank.
adj
Alternative spelling of gun rights
adj
Alternative form of gunshy [Afraid to use a gun.]
adj
Carrying a gun, especially a pistol.
adj
(of a horse) Trained not to spook when a gun is shot nearby.
adj
Alternative form of gun-centric. [Having a focus on guns.]
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A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
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(military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.
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The way in which a gun is tailored to suit the physical features and technique of a shooter.
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One who fits guns to provide shooters with the optimal gunfit.
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The act or practice of fitting a gun to an individual shooter so as to provide the best gunfit.
n
The flash of a (naval, artillery, tank or hand) gun firing.
n
(vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms.
adj
Alternative spelling of gung ho [(informal, often derogatory) Overly enthusiastic or energetic.]
adj
Alternative spelling of gung ho [(informal, often derogatory) Overly enthusiastic or energetic.]
n
The hand that someone uses to fire a gun.
adj
Alternative form of gun-happy [Overly fond of and inclined to use guns and gun violence.]
n
Alternative form of gun-layer [A soldier who is assigned to aim and fire a mounted machine gun such as that on the turret of a tank.]
n
A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.
n
(US, slang, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms.
n
A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
n
The art or skill of using a gun.
n
(nautical, historical) A naval artillery piece, variant of the carronade, developed by the British navy circa 1820 CE.
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The number of guns carried by a ship of war.
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A person who operates a gun.
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(uncountable) The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and impact.
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(countable, informal) A gunnery sergeant.
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A person who owns a gun.
n
(historical) A pad for holding a cannon during transport.
n
(nonstandard, rare, gender-neutral) A gunman or gunwoman.
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The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in confrontations.
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Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
n
(slang) Someone who carries a gun; an armed man.
n
A room where guns are stored.
n
A gun-carrying hoodlum or other criminal.
n
A building in which military guns are stored.
n
A location where there is a gun.
n
(by extension) A person who behaves with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
n
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.
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Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
n
The handle of a handgun.
n
A manufacturer of gunstocks.
n
(obsolete) A cannonball.
n
(slang, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms.
adj
By or in terms of guns.
n
The art or skill of firing a gun.
n
(paintball) A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
n
(US) Alternative form of hair-trigger [A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.]
n
A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.
n
A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
n
(US, slang) A very large handgun, often impractically so.
n
(archaic) A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher).
n
Alternative form of hand cannon [An early firearm that required manual ignition through a touch hole.]
n
(historical) A handheld pre-matchlock black-powder gun.
n
A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
n
A firearm in which cartridges are loaded manually
n
The loading of a firearm with cartridges assembled from the individual components.
n
Alternative form of arquebusade (“the shot of an arquebus”) [The shot of an arquebus.]
n
(firearms) The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
n
(uncountable, slang) One or more firearms.
n
(military) Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
n
(uncountable) guns or shot of large size.
n
(idiomatic, by extension) A person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.
n
(military, World War II, slang) The MG 42 machine gun.
n
(US, slang) Any large caliber handgun, typically with a long barrel.
n
(firearms) A bullet with a small hole drilled or molded in the tip, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.
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Alternative form of hollow point [(firearms) A bullet with a small hole drilled or molded in the tip, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.]
n
(historical) A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket.
n
A gun, such as a semi-automatic, designed to discharge its rounds very quickly.
n
(obsolete, military) A howitzer.
n
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
adj
Alternative form of infrabarrelled
n
Obsolete form of engine. [A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.]
n
(military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.
n
A triggering device attached to the machine gun armament of fighter aircraft so that the gun could fire through the arc of a spinning propeller without the bullets striking the blades.
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(historical, military, US) A group of cannons pulled by mules, used in 19th century warfare.
n
A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
n
(now chiefly historical) An Afghan matchlock or flintlock musket fired from a forked rest.
n
(firearms) Abbreviation of jacketed hollow point (“bullet”), a type of round. a lead bullet with a metal jacket that surrounds the whole side, and a hollowed out or dented in front tip
n
(India) A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.
n
Alternative form of jingal [(India) A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.]
n
(firearms) Abbreviation of jacketed soft point (“bullet”), a type of round. a lead bullet with a partial metal jacket, where the tip leaves the core exposed without jacketing
n
(informal) The British-made Number 5 SMLE rifle, with a shortened barrel suitable for jungle warfare.
n
(US, firearms, slang) Synonym of Saturday-night special
n
A particular model of Russian assault rifle.
v
(firearms) To strike a target after wobbling in flight so that the long axis of the bullet does not follow the line of flight, typically due to insufficient spin resulting from the rifling in the barrel.
n
The field of fire of a machine gun or artillery.
n
(historical) A kind of breech-loading steel cannon.
n
An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
n
(military) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
n
(ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
n
(firearms) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.
n
An accidental shot from a tank gun due to the habit of the gunner(-operator) on the location of the laser and trigger mechanism in tanks of Soviet and US tank design.
n
a weapon that uses laser power as its destructive force
n
Alternative spelling of laser gun [a ray gun]
n
Alternative spelling of laser gun [a ray gun]
n
That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.
n
a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area, to load fresh cartridges into the chamber when the lever is worked.
n
(historical) A light machine gun adopted by Belgium and the UK before World War I and widely used.
n
(historical, military) A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
n
(military, historical) A ball of combustible materials, used to provide light, and sometimes made so as to fired from a cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.
n
(military, historical) An empty powder barrel pierced with holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to light up a ditch or a breach.
n
(video games) A device resembling a gun that allows the player of a video game to target a point on the screen.
n
A lightweight machine gun designed to be operated by a single person
n
Alternative form of light gun [(video games) A device resembling a gun that allows the player of a video game to target a point on the screen.]
v
(firearms) To hold a handgun with an insufficiently-firm-and-stiff grip while firing, allowing recoil to move the frame of the gun too far rearwards and causing the recoil spring to absorb too little energy from the slide for the action to cycle properly.
n
(science fiction) A beam weapon, that shoots a long-duration beam to burn through the target, like a laser cutter
adj
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
n
ammunition that is authentic and effective, in contrast to blank cartridges and other non-dangerous ammunition (compare a live cable).
adj
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
n
(firearms) The time, usually measured in milliseconds, from when the trigger is pulled until the firing pin strikes the primer.
n
(firearms) The plate that covers the lockwork of a gun.
n
(firearms) The assembly forming the firing mechanism of a gun.
n
A gun with a long barrel, such as a rifle or shotgun.
n
A firearm, such as a shotgun or rifle, which is fired while braced against the shoulder.
n
(firearms) An American style of rifle with an unusually long barrel, used in hunting and warfare.
n
(historical) Any of various early cannon and field guns.
n
Alternative form of long rifle [(firearms) An American style of rifle with an unusually long barrel, used in hunting and warfare.]
n
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
n
The Garand semiautomatic rifle, also named the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1.
n
(US) A lightweight assault rifle, originating from the Vietnam War period
n
Alternative form of M-16 [(US) A lightweight assault rifle, originating from the Vietnam War period]
n
(firearms) The Mauser model 98, or a firearm action based on this design.
n
A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
n
Alternative spelling of machine-gunner [(military) Someone who uses a machine gun.]
v
To shoot (people, etc.) with a machine gun
n
(military) Someone who uses a machine gun.
n
Alternative spelling of machine gun [A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.]
n
Alternative form of machine-gunner [(military) Someone who uses a machine gun.]
n
The act of firing an entire magazine-full of ammunition from a fully-automatic weapon in a single burst.
n
A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
n
(by extension) A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.
n
(firearms) A handgun deriving from the PM design pattern
n
(firearms) A stock on a rifle that runs the full length of the weapon.
n
(military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
n
A lever-action rifle with a short buttstock and short barrel.
n
A marksman or markswoman.
n
(obsolete) A breech mechanism for a rifle.
n
(countable, MLE, slang) A gun.
n
(Firearms, on a bolt action rifle), corresponding serial numbers on both the removable bolt and the frame of the rifle.
n
(historical, slang) The Curta, a cylindrical hand-held mechanical calculator invented in the 1930s.
n
Any of the firearms made or designed by the German company Mauser, notably automatic pistols and bolt action rifles.
n
(firearms, informal, obsolete) A machine gun
n
(firearms) A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II.
n
The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
n
A siege engine, a weapon such as a catapult.
n
Alternative form of minigun [A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.]
n
A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.
n
(military) One who operates a minigun.
n
(historical) A muzzle-loading bullet with a hollow base, much used in the second half of the nineteenth century.
n
A rifle adapted to fire Minié balls.
n
A gun that is fired every minute, as a signal of distress or mourning.
n
Alternative form of missilery [The science of missiles.]
n
(rare, chiefly historical) Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution.
n
(military, historical) shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon
n
(UK, military, obsolete) A rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
n
(historical, military) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
adj
(nautical, of a battleship etc) Having guns all of the same calibre
n
(African-American Vernacular, MLE, slang) A firearm particularly if it has a large magazine (compare broom, but still can be related to MP)
n
(military) At military posts, a gun fired at the first note of reveille; the firing of this gun.
n
(countable) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
n
A gun or cannon specially adapted for use in mountainous terrain.
n
A relatively light howitzer designed for use in mountainous terrain.
n
A match used in firing guns or blasting.
n
(historical) A small flintlock or percussion gun, usually for women, which can be hidden in a muff (hand-warmer).
n
(military) An artillery weapon consisting of an array of rails or tubes used to fire rockets.
n
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.
n
The firing of muskets for a length of time.
n
(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
n
(now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.
n
The technique of using small arms such as muskets.
n
Obsolete form of musket. [A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.]
n
Obsolete form of musketeer. [(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket.]
n
Obsolete form of musketoon. [(now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.]
n
Obsolete form of musketry. [The technique of using small arms such as muskets.]
n
(firearms) A flash of light, heat and smoke at the muzzle of a firearm, caused by escaping gases when a projectile is released.
n
(firearms) A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.
n
The kinetic energy of a projectile at the point of emergence from the muzzle of a gun
n
(firearms) The velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.
n
Alternative spelling of muzzleloader [A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).]
adj
Describing a gun in which the ammunition is loaded at the front of the barrel
n
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).
adj
Of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel where it will exit.
n
(military, slang) Napalm.
n
(UK military, obsolete) Synonym of caliber: the class of a gun.
n
(firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
v
(firearms) to increase the size of a cartridge's chamber and calibre.
n
(historical) A firearm that has a needle-like firing pin.
n
Alternative form of net gun [A weapon designed to fire a net which entangles the target, used e.g. for capturing wildlife.]
adj
(military, of a weapon such as a catapult, ballista etc) Powered by a spring or a stretched or twisted cord
n
(weaponry) A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
n
A large-calibre cartridge with adequate ballistics to kill big game.
n
(slang, derogatory, video games) In first-person shooter games, a weapon that is used by a large number of beginners, usually due to its easiness of use.
n
(video games, slang) A very overpowered firearm, especially a grenade launcher.
n
(firearms, historical) A kind of organ gun having a row of up to twelve barrels, and fired by pulling a lever back and forth, with ammunition fed by gravity through a chute for each barrel.
n
(firearms) A bullet having two lead-filled partitions separated by a copper or brass section, intended to retain hitting power after the initial expansion on impact.
n
(firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge case expanding under pressure to seal the chamber.
n
(ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
n
A 20-millimeter anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Oerlikon company.
n
(firearms) A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
n
(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.
n
A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
n
(slang) An uzi submachine gun.
n
(weaponry, historical) A large, portable firearm, normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession.
n
A double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.
adj
(firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
adj
(firearms) Serving to hold in the gunpowder.
n
(countable) The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.
n
An early naval gun for firing explosive shells.
n
Alternative letter-case form of Panzerfaust [A light, single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher developed in Germany in the latter stages of the Second World War.]
n
A type of cartridge used in some handguns
n
(obsolete, military) A type cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.
n
(firearms) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
n
Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet [A non-lethal projectile made of aluminium carcase and plastic head, designed to be fired from a specialized gun, for riot control.]
n
Alternative spelling of peashooter [A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.]
n
(firearms, historical) An early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle.
n
An early type of American revolver, particularly the Colt 1873 Single Action Army model.
n
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
n
(military, now historical) A short piece of chambered ordnance, used to fire stones in naval and siege warfare.
n
(historical) A cannon that fires stone cannonballs.
n
A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
n
A pop gun (kind of toy gun)
n
Synonym of Kentucky rifle
n
(firearms) A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.
n
(firearms) A bullet designed to explode on striking its target.
n
(firearms) A kind of lock for a gun in which a hammer strikes upon a percussion cap on the nipple, igniting the charge.
n
(military, historical) A short mortar used for throwing stone shot.
n
Alternative form of personal defense weapon [a compact fully-automatic or semi-automatic firearm similar to a submachine gun but firing a rifle round]
n
a compact fully-automatic or semi-automatic firearm similar to a submachine gun but firing a rifle round
n
Obsolete form of petard. [(historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.]
n
Alternative form of petardier [(military, historical) One who managed a petard.]
n
(obsolete, weaponry) A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.
n
Obsolete form of petronel. [(obsolete, weaponry) A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.]
n
The brand name of a radar-controlled rapid fire 20mm Gatling-type machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see-wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles.
n
A weapon implementing PHASR technology. A PHASR gun, a PHASR rifle.
n
(firearms) A bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform.
n
(historical) A kind of sharp-pointed bullet, used mainly in rifles.
n
(firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
n
(firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge.
n
Synonym of gun furniture.
n
Skill in using a pistol.
n
A person, especially a soldier, armed with a pistol
n
(archaic) Alternative spelling of pistoleer. [A person, especially a soldier, armed with a pistol]
n
A gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage, so as to turn in any direction.
n
(science fiction, weaponry) An assault rifle-styled gun that shoots plasma.
n
A non-lethal projectile made of aluminium carcase and plastic head, designed to be fired from a specialized gun, for riot control.
n
(firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.
n
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poacher, gun.
n
Any handgun suitable to be carried in a pocket of one's clothing, usually of a small caliber.
n
(US, firearms, historical) A pistol manufactured for police use.
n
(military) A rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun.
n
(derogatory, slang) A carbine that discharges the 5.56 millimetre calibre cartridge.
n
(slang, dated) A pistol.
n
A firearm of unimpressive appearance.
n
Alternative spelling of pop gun [A toy gun that emits a loud pop by firing a cork from a barrel in which a piston slides, compressing the air and forcing the cork out. The cork is traditionally attached to the toy by a piece of string.]
n
(obsolete) A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar.
n
(in combination) A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds.
n
A flask in which gunpowder is carried, having a charging tube at the end.
n
Alternative form of powder keg [A barrel containing gunpowder.]
n
A portable tool used to print price tags.
adj
Alternative form of progun. [Supportive of guns, especially widespread firearm training.]
adj
Supportive of guns, especially widespread firearm training.
n
A building fitted for proving the barrels of firearms.
n
(film, television) A replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.
n
a type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.
n
(MLE, MTE, slang) pump action shotgun
n
(chiefly historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.
n
Alternative form of Quaker gun [(chiefly US, idiomatic, military, weaponry) A nonfunctional imitation of a gun or of a piece of artillery, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into overestimating one's available firepower.]
n
(military) A short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an attacking force.
n
Alternative spelling of railgun [An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.]
n
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
n
Any projectile, or weapon that fires a projectile, whose range can be adjusted
n
A police officer who has received special training on firearms safety and instruction.
n
(science fiction) A fictional weapon that emits harmful rays.
n
Alternative spelling of ray gun [(science fiction) A fictional weapon that emits harmful rays.]
n
Alternative spelling of ray gun [(science fiction) A fictional weapon that emits harmful rays.]
n
Abbreviation of rubber ball blast grenade. [A type of non-lethal crowd-suppression grenade that spews out semi-hard plastic-coated steel balls similar to rubber bullets when it blasts apart.]
n
(colloquial) One whose function in an organization is to defend it from attackers, for example, in public relations or public affairs.
adj
(military, of the rim of a firearm cartridge) Having a smaller diameter than the main body of the cartridge, from which it is separated by an extractor groove narrower than both.
n
(firearms) A lock in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
n
(firearms) A tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
n
(firearms) The part of a firearm containing the action.
n
(firearms) A soft rubber (or similar) attachment added to the butt of a long firearm to absorb some of the recoil.
n
A lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.
n
(poetic, obsolete) A missile weapon.
n
(firearms, uncommon) a speedloader.
n
(colloquial) A Remington firearm.
n
A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms.
adj
(firearm cartridges) Altered by way of neck up or neck down so as to accommodate a different sized bullet.
n
(firearms) A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.
adj
Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing recharging.
n
In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
n
(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
n
(weaponry) An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
n
(military) A grenade (small explosive device) designed to be launched from the muzzle of an infantry soldier's rifle, using a rifle cartridge (usually a specially-designed blank cartridge, but occasionally a normal ball round) for propulsion.
n
Alternative form of rifle butt
n
A shotgun cartridge having only a single projectile, with oblique grooves on the projectile causing it to spin and thus increasing accuracy.
n
The world or sphere of rifles.
n
A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.
n
The skill or art of shooting a rifle.
n
(military, historical) A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon.
n
A type of firearm cartridge where the primer is in the back rim, rather than a central primer cap. They are cheap to produce but cannot be reloaded with powder.
n
A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend [London]derry during the siege of 1688-9.
n
(historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
n
(military, slang, US) The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
n
(military) Artillery that uses rockets as projectiles, instead of shells or shot; artillery composed of rocket launchers instead of guns.
n
Alternative form of rocket-propelled grenade [A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.]
n
A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
n
(slang) A pistol; a gun.
n
Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War.
n
A form of firearm action where the sealing of the breech is done with a specially shaped breechblock able to rotate on a pin.
n
(historical) An English single-shot dropping block or break-action small-calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits.
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(slang) A handgun, particularly a revolver.
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(military) A small mortar.
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(weaponry) A rocket-propelled grenade.
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A Soviet 7.62×39mm cartridge light machine gun
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A type of non-lethal crowd-suppression grenade that spews out semi-hard plastic-coated steel balls similar to rubber bullets when it blasts apart.
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A large ballistic projectile made of or coated with rubber that has a propellant charge, typically used for riot control.
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A firearm manufactured by the Ruger company.
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(MLE, slang) A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).
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(MLE, slang) A gun or in particular an old or worn one.
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A Smith & Wesson firearm.
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Single Action Army. The US Army's classification for the Colt M1873 "Peacemaker" revolver, their standard revolver from 1873 to 1892.
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A carrier around a projectile in a firearm, cannon or other type of artillery piece that precisely holds the projectile within the barrel.
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(firearms) On which the safety mechanism is engaged.
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(science fiction) A weapon that shoots sand or a sandlike substance.
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Alternative spelling of Saturday-night special [(US) An inexpensive, easily obtained handgun.]
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(US) An inexpensive, easily obtained handgun.
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(military, US) A squad automatic weapon or section automatic weapon, a kind of light machine gun.
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(slang, US) A shotgun with a barrel and sometimes buttstock which have been shortened by sawing them off; a sawed-off shotgun.
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Alternative form of sawn-off shotgun [A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).]
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A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).
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(military, obsolete) An escalade.
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(Australia, firearms, informal) a short firearm, designed for use in dense foliage.
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Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
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(weaponry) squad automatic weapon, a class of light machine gun; a machine gun issued to a section of troops, being heavier than the standard assault rifle and personal machine guns issued per trooper.
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A form of projectile for artillery.
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(firearms) The ability to choose whether a weapon fires automatically or semi-automatically.
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(firearms) semi-automatic
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(informal) Alternative form of semi-automatic [Partially automatic.]
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Of a firearm that automatically ejects a shell and loads the next one, but requires the trigger to be squeezed for each shot; autoloading.
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Alternative spelling of semi-automatic [(weaponry) A semi-automatic firearm, especially such a pistol.]
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(historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
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A handgun issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of his or her official duties.
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(possibly dated) A handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of his or her official duties.
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(colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds seven cartridges.
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An artillery bombardment.
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(alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
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A small house in the country for use in the shooting season.
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(firearms) A type of impact-resistant eyewear worn by shooters to prevent injury due to a cartridge or gun malfunction blowing hot gas or metal particles into the shooter's face.
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(chiefly US, archaic) A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter or a gunslinger in the Old West.
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abrasive blasting using metal shot rather than sand
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Alternative spelling of shotgun [(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.]
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(US, especially Southern US) A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.
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Synonym of shotgun sequencing
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(US) Two shotgun houses which share a central wall.
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Someone who uses a shotgun
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(military, historical) The bullets from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
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Synonym of double-barreled shotgun. Ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.
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(historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications.
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A weapon (usually very large) used by the aggressor in siege warfare. Examples include trebuchets, catapults, cannon, etc.
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A handgun designed to discharge an illumination flare.
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blank ammunition, typically made from wax
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(dated) A revolver with a cylinder that holds six bullets.
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(colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges.
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Alternative form of six-gun [(dated) A revolver with a cylinder that holds six bullets.]
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Alternative form of six-shooter [(colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges.]
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(firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
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(historical) An experimental device developed for the British Army during World War II, essentially a noise-suppressed Welrod pistol minus the pistol grip.
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(military, slang) A field kitchen.
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Firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand.
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(of a firearm) Having a small caliber.
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Abbreviation of submachine gun. [A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.]
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Initialism of Short Magazine Lee Enfield: any of a series of bolt action rifles used by British and Commonwealth forces during the first half of the 20th century, normally made in .303 calibre.
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(firearms) a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
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(Australia, informal) A small-bore shotgun, or rifle firing rat shot, used to defend against snakes.
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(firearms) A dummy round of ammunition used to check ammo feed and other mechanical problems.
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A spring lock for discharging a firearm.
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A mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel.
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(military, historical) A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service.
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A cannon that uses pressurized air and water to create snow, used for example to supplement the natural snow on a ski slope.
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A revolver with a barrel length of 3 inches (76.2 mm) or less.
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(military, artillery, dated) A solid round shot or cannonball.
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a large gun or cannonlike structure capable of launching an object into space.
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A tube-shaped gun that fires a barbed spear, almost always for underwater use.
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(firearms) A pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.
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(firearms, computing) Alternative form of speed loader [(firearms) A pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.]
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A shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.
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Alternative form of splatter-gun [A shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.]
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A child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.
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(firearms) A firearm suitable for sporting use.
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A gun rigged to fire when a tripwire is crossed.
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(firearms) A pronged tool to search for defects in the bore of a gun.
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(military, weaponry) A kind of light machine gun; a machine gun issued to a squad of troops, being heavier than the standard assault rifles, personal machine guns, machine carbines, battle rifles issued per trooper.
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A toy gun used to shoot water.
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A handgun that fires blanks in order to start races.
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Alternative spelling of starting pistol [starter pistol]
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A family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and numerous other conflicts.
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(slang) An extended magazine of a gun.
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(firearms) The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
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One who crafts gun stocks
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(firearms) Of a cartridge case, to become wedged vertically in the ejection port of a breechloading firearm, rather than ejecting completely from the weapon.
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(firearms) Alternative spelling of straight-pull [(chiefly attributive) A bolt action firearm in which the bolt is pulled straight back, without the need for turning.]
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(chiefly attributive) A bolt action firearm in which the bolt is pulled straight back, without the need for turning.
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(firearms, military) A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
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Any gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").
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(dated, gangster, slang) A machine gun, particularly the Thompson or similar.
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Smaller than the caliber of a firearm.
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A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.
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Alternative form of submachine gun [A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.]
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A very large cannon with an extremely high muzzle velocity and large bore.
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Part of the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
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(slang, New York City, MLE) gun, firearm
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(military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
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A small cannon attached to a swivel or pivot. It was usually located on a ship's rail so it could have a large range of fire, and could fire anything ranging from small round balls of lead to cannon balls.
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(firearms) Abbreviation of side by side (a double barrelled shotgun with both barrels beside each other, rather than over and under).
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(colloquial) One whose function in an organization is to defend it from attackers, for example, in public relations or public affairs.
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Alternative form of tail gunner [One who operates the gun or guns in the tail of a military aircraft, usually a bomber.]
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(informal) A tattoo machine.
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Synonym of Kentucky rifle
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(firearms, historical) An old Italian flintlock pistol.
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(firearms) A thirty calibre firearm designed for cartridges that originally held thirty grains of smokeless powder.
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Short for Thompson submachine gun. [A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.]
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A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.
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(US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
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A gun or cannon, especially a rifle.
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(US, slang) A firearm, especially a pistol.
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(firearms) A handgun deriving from the TT-30 design pattern
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(slang, Canada, US, MTE, MLE, and possibly wider) A gun.
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(slang, US, MTE, MLE, and possibly wider) A gun.
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An expert gunner or gunman.
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(obsolete) A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
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A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.
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To shoot with a trebuchet.
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(slang) The Thompson submachine gun.
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(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
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Alternative spelling of trigger-happy [Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.]
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Alternative form of triggerman [(US slang) A hired gunman; a hitman.]
adj
Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
adj
Alternative form of trigger-happy [Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.]
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(humorous) The theory and study of firearms and shooting.
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(military) A device consisting of tripwire that sets off a flare when triggered, used to warn of intruders.
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(historical) A projectile used with naval artillery, made up of two lead balls joined by an iron bar 30 to 45 cm long, sharpened at both ends.
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(archaic) A long tube through which pellets of clay, peas, etc., are driven by the force of the breath. A peashooter
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(firearms) A light wheellock hunting rifle once used for shooting wildfowl.
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(New Zealand, historical) A double-barrelled gun.
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A .22 calibre pistol or rifle.
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(firearms) A firing mechanism where the hammer is mounted under the frame, behind the barrels, and forward of the trigger.
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(firearms) The metal shroud underneath the barrel of a revolver that surrounds and protects the extractor rod.
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A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.
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A rifle designed or modified to increase accuracy so that it can be used for varmint shooting.
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(firearms) In a breechloading firearm, a vertical sliding block with a conical plug on its front surface to seal the firing chamber and close the breech.
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A single-shot breech-loading snub-nosed flare gun.
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(firearms) A handgun or cartridge that can fully penetrate a contemporary bulletproof vest.
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A long firearm with four barrels (typically two shotgun barrels and two rifle barrels).
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(military, slang) Any electric Gatling gun.
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(firearms) a special-purpose bullet designed for shooting paper targets, usually at close range and at subsonic velocities.
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(historical) A smoothbore firearm, like a scaled-up infantry musket, used between the 16th and 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops.
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A firearm that does not function or is considered unsafe to shoot, usually an older firearm that appears antique or ornate in design, hung on the wall of a room as decoration.
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(MLE, slang) A weapon, gun.
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A toy gun used to shoot water.
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A toy gun used to shoot water.
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(firearms, historical) A British bolt-action, magazine-fed suppressed pistol devised during World War II.
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(historical, firearms) An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
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A form of rifled cannon and small arms. The bore has a polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball, which is pointed in front, is made to fit the bore accurately, and is very much elongated, its length being about three-and-a-half times its diameter.
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(firearms) Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.
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(firearms) A cartridge modified from another calibre rather than being commercially produced.
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(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
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A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
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(firearms) A early type of shotgun cartridge that had wire lining in the case to assist concentrating the shot.
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(artillery) A former type of canon the construction of which included an internal layer of wire windings.
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(US, military, slang, derogatory) The FP-45 Liberator, a crude, cheaply-made single-shot pistol.
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(US, obsolete) A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle
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(firearms, informal) A Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle.
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A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.
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(firearms) A crude homemade weapon that fires a projectile.
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An improvised single-shot pistol-sized weapon that uses a spring or elastic to propel a bullet to its target.
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