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rail gun

American  

noun

  1. a weapon consisting of a pair of parallel conductive rails, using a magnetic field and electric current to launch projectiles at very high velocity.


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That rail gun is the technological highlight of Ghost Fleet.

From Forbes ● Jul. 22, 2015

Navy, which will begin deploying lasers this year and an electromagnetic rail gun within two years.

From Time ● Feb. 18, 2014

The Hyperloop, which Musk previously described as a cross between a Concorde, rail gun and air-hockey table, would cost an estimated $6 billion to build and construction would take 7 to 10 years.

From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2013

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