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neutron gun

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noun

  1. physics a device used for producing a beam of fast neutrons

"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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Devin's been the biggest help—he did most of the work on that neutron gun really—" "After," McLaurin interrupted, "you told him how." "—but we're pretty well stuck now, it seems.

From The Ultimate Weapon by McConnell, Gerald

That ship that attacked us, attacked with a neutron gun, a gun that shot neutrons through the hull of our ship as easily as protons pass through open space.

From The Ultimate Weapon by McConnell, Gerald

Like the neutron gun which I told Commander McLaurin would be useless as a weapon, they'd be prepared for it, you can be sure.

From The Ultimate Weapon by McConnell, Gerald

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