air gun

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noun

a gun operated by compressed air.

Origin of air gun

First recorded in 1745–55

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How to use air gun in a sentence

A few days later, the center got a call about another snapping turtle in Shenandoah County — a 15-pounder that had been shot in the head with what they speculated was an air gun pellet.
Two snapping turtles rescued after being shot in Virginia | Dana Hedgpeth | April 16, 2021 | Washington Post
Those echoes offer seismic images of crustal layers, similar to ones obtained by aiming sound waves at the ground with an air gun.
Fin whales could help scientists map what lies below the seafloor | Carolyn Gramling | March 17, 2021 | Science News For Students
Seismic instruments detect the sound waves of the song, just like they pick up pulses from earthquakes or from air guns used for ship-based surveys.
Fin whale songs can reveal hidden features of the ocean floor | Carolyn Gramling | February 11, 2021 | Science News
Efficient air gun as a weapon; improvements in army tents; improvements in dirigible balloons and aeroplanes for military uses.
How to Succeed as an Inventor | Goodwin B. Smith
But my poor little air-gun would not be a very formidable weapon in a row, I expect.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys | Lewis Hough

The pistol has no recoil and hardly more noise than an air gun.
The Modern Pistol and How to Shoot It | Walter Winans
His dearest wish was for an air-gun, but somehow Mrs. Barnes did not seem to think the wish would be gratified.
Thankful's Inheritance | Joseph C. Lincoln
After breakfast Captain R. and I stood at the door of the tent amusing ourselves with his air-gun.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India | Charles Acland

British Dictionary definitions for air gun

air gun

noun

a gun discharged by means of compressed air

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