gun




a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)


Type of:
  • weapon; arm; weapon system

Types:
  • air gun; airgun; air rifle
  • antiaircraft; antiaircraft gun; flak; flack; pom-pom; ack-ack; ack-ack gun
  • breechloader
  • cannon
  • cannon
  • firearm; piece; small-arm
  • gas gun
  • minute gun
  • Quaker gun
  • set gun; spring gun
  • whaling gun


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