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• Air gun — Air rifle and Air pistol redirect here. For other uses, see Air gun (disambiguation) An air gun (air rifle or air pistol) is a rifle or pistol which fires projectiles by means of compressed air or other gas, (in contrast to a firearm which uses… …   Wikipedia

• air gun — air ,gun noun count a gun that uses air pressure to fire small round bullets: BB GUN …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• air gun — airgun air gun , air gun air gun (g[u^]n ). A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• air gun — a gun operated by compressed air. [1745 55] * * * ▪ weapon       weapon based on the principle of the primitive blowgun that shoots bullets, pellets, or darts by expansion of compressed air.       Most modern air guns are inexpensive BB guns… …   Universalium

• air gun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms air gun : singular air gun plural air guns a gun that uses compressed air to fire small round bullets …   English dictionary

• Air gun — Arme à air comprimé Pistolet avec des cartouches au CO². Une arme à air comprimé (air gun), que ce soit un fusil ou un pistolet, est une arme qui tire des projectiles au moyen d air comprimé ou d autres gaz. Ces armes sont utilisées pour la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• air gun — gun which uses air pressure to shoot a bullet; BB gun …   English contemporary dictionary

• air gun — noun Date: circa 1753 1. a gun from which a projectile is propelled by compressed air 2. any of various hand tools that work by compressed air; especially airbrush …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• air gun — noun 1》 a gun which uses compressed air to fire pellets. 2》 a tool using very hot air to strip paint …   English new terms dictionary

• air gun — noun /ˈeə(ɹ).ɡʌn,ˈɛɹ.ɡə/ A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air …   Wiktionary

• Air gun (disambiguation) — An air gun is a gun which fires projectiles by means of compressed air or other gas.Air gun may also refer to: *Air gun (seismic), an energy source used in reflection seismology *BB gun, an air gun designed to fire spherical projectiles *Airsoft… …   Wikipedia