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View synonyms for air gun

air gun

noun

  1. a gun operated by compressed air.


air gun

noun

  1. a gun discharged by means of compressed air
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of air gun1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences

Efficient air gun as a weapon; improvements in army tents; improvements in dirigible balloons and aeroplanes for military uses.

But my poor little air-gun would not be a very formidable weapon in a row, I expect.

The pistol has no recoil and hardly more noise than an air gun.

His dearest wish was for an air-gun, but somehow Mrs. Barnes did not seem to think the wish would be gratified.

After breakfast Captain R. and I stood at the door of the tent amusing ourselves with his air-gun.

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