long gun

[ lawng-guhn, long ]

/ ˈlɔŋ ˈgʌn, ˈlɒŋ /

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noun

a handheld firearm with a long barrel, as a rifle, designed to be fired when braced against the shoulder: Grab your long guns, and let’s get in some target practice.

Ordnance. a mounted firearm, as a cannon, with a long barrel, especially as compared to a shorter-barreled howitzer: Near the foot of the watchtower was planted a long gun charged with the finest British powder.

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Origin of long gun

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby long gun

Longford, long-form, long gallery, long game, long green, long gun, long gyrus of insula, longhair, longhand, longhandles, long haul

How to use long gun in a sentence

At one point, police said, he was holding what looked like a long gun.
Police identify man fatally shot by officer at apartment building in Northwest Washington|Peter Hermann|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
“The last time, he emerged carrying a long gun,” Contee said.
Man is fatally shot by police in Northwest Washington|Martin Weil, Emily Davies|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
While federal law imposes an age limit of 21 for handgun purchases, the age limit for buying long guns is 18.
Gun laws barring sales to people under 21 are unconstitutional, appeals court rules|Ann Marimow|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
A video of that incident shows an assault with a long gun on a female victim, the Takoma Park police said Saturday.
New charges filed against Pentagon police officer, authorities say|Martin Weil|April 11, 2021|Washington Post

For this exercise, we focused specifically on the ability to purchase a long gun or rifle, because doing so is generally easier and less limited than buying a handgun.
Which is easier in your state: Buying a rifle or voting?|Philip Bump|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
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“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux