spear gun

noun

a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.

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Words nearby spear gun

speaking type, spean, spear, spear carrier, spear grass, spear gun, spear phish, spear side, spear-head spoon, spear-phishing, spear-thrower
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Example sentences from the Web for spear gun

  • Ashe dug the butt of his spear-gun into the sand on the flooring to uncover another oval depression.

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  • His spear-gun, the knife at his waist belt, neither were protection against this!

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British Dictionary definitions for spear gun

spear gun

noun

a device for shooting spears underwater
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