firearm

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• firearm — index gun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 firearm n. A gun; a device that uses an explo …   Law dictionary

• Firearm — Fire arm (f[imac]r [aum]rm ), n. A gun, pistol, or any weapon from which a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• firearm — 1640s, from FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.) + ARM (Cf. arm) (2). Related: Firearms …   Etymology dictionary

• firearm — [n] gun handgun, heat*, musket, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, weapon; concept 500 …   New thesaurus

• firearm — ► NOUN ▪ a rifle, pistol, or other portable gun …   English terms dictionary

• firearm — [fīr′ärm΄] n. any weapon from which a shot is fired by the force of an explosion; esp., such a weapon small enough to be carried, as a rifle or pistol …   English World dictionary

• Firearm — A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning… …   Wikipedia

• firearm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ imitation (BrE), replica ▪ unlicensed ▪ loaded ▪ concealed ▪ defensive (AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• firearm — UK [ˈfaɪərˌɑː(r)m] / US [ˈfaɪrˌɑrm] noun [countable] Word forms firearm : singular firearm plural firearms formal a gun, especially a small gun that you hold in one hand …   English dictionary

• firearm — An instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell, or bullets by the action of gunpowder exploded within it. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder. This word comprises all sorts of guns, fowling pieces, blunderbusses, pistols, etc. In… …   Black's law dictionary

• firearm — fire|arm [ˈfaıəra:m US ˈfaıra:rm] n formal a gun ▪ He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm …   Dictionary of contemporary English