firearm
noun/ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/
Etymology From fire (“projectile discharge”) + arm (“weapon”).
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A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
- David was arrested for illegal possession of firearms.
- Understanding gun ownership in the US can help inform debates about firearm laws (or lack thereof). […] There are about 393 million privately owned firearms in the US, according to an estimate by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey – or in other words, 120 guns for every 100 Americans.2022 June 2, Harmeet Kaur, “What studies reveal about gun ownership in the US”, in CNN:
- Antonyms
- cold weapon, white arm
- Derived terms
- antifirearm, antifirearms
- Related terms
- :Category:Firearms
- Hypernyms
- ranged weapon, weapon
- Hyponyms
72 terms
Handguns or shot guns:, hand cannon, handgun, pistol, pocket pistol, revolver, rod, service revolver, shooting iron, six-gun, six-shooter, smoke wagon, toaster, zipgun, Long guns:, carbine, coach gun, culverin, blunderbuss, breechloader, broom, bruckback, dotty, fire-stick, harquebus, long gun, musket, muzzleloader, rifle, shotgun, smelly, thunderstick, Automatic guns:, automatic rifle, cannon, machine gun, submachine gun, Other:, bunny buster, hotgun, mop, wall hanger, Unclear whether these a exact synonyms or refer to shorter firearms/handguns., artillery, bit, blammer, blix, blicky, broomstick, bucky, burner, fire, hardware, heater, jammy, knocker, mash, Russian, scram, shooter, skeng, strally, strap, smoke pole, swammy, tool, toolie, tone, toy, wap, whoosh, yogger- Meronyms
- barrel, butt, cartridge, firing pin, frizzen, hammers, saddle ring, sear, stock, trigger