Definition of firearm Firearm
/fajˈɚɑˌɹm/ - [fayerarm] - fire•arm
We found 6 definitions of firearm from 6 different sources.
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What does firearm mean?
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NounPlural: firearms |
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| firearm - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" | ||
| piece, small-arm | ||
| gun the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" | ||
| autoloader, self-loader a firearm that reloads itself | ||
| firing pin striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer | ||
| lock any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured | ||
| muzzle loader an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle | ||
| handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | ||
| repeating firearm, repeater a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading | ||
| rifle a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" | ||
| riot gun a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death | ||
| scattergun, shotgun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | ||
| sights an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument | ||
| smoothbore a firearm that has no rifling | ||
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Wiktionary 
- firearm (Noun)
A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a metal usually lead projectile.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- firearm (n.)
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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firearm
A bullet firing weapon.
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A firearm (often simply called gun) is a device that can be used as a weapon that fires either single or several projectiles propelled at high speed by the gases produced through rapid burning of explosive material. Hand-held firearms, like rifles, carbines, pistols and other small firearms are rarely called "guns" among specialists.
In older firearms, the explosive material was typically black powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder, cordite, or other materials.
For handguns and long guns, the projectile is a bullet or, in historical cannons, a cannonball. The projectile is fired by the burning explosives, but in small arms rarely contains explosives itself. For modern artillery the projectile is a shell, which nearly always contains explosives.
The smallest of all small firearms is the handgun (or "pistol").
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🔤- firearm, noun, singular of firearms.
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