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Airgun

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n. Alternative spelling of air gun.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common BB gun is a type of air gun.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A gun in which condensed air is used as the propelling agent.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air

Word Usage

"Based on the recommendations of the Calman Commission, these would give Scotland more powers over setting income tax, as well as new powers in areas such as airgun control, national speed limits and drink-drink alcohol limits."

Equivalent

air gun

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

gun

Hyponym

BB gun paintball gun

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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