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air gun
noun
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
Examples of air gun in a Sentence
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There are multiple ways to humanely euthanize a python, but here are the basic guidelines from the fish and wildlife commission:
Step 1: Immediate loss of consciousness
Use a captive bolt, firearm or air gun to shoot directly to the brain.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
In his office, Bennett kept a handgun in a desk drawer, and a paper target to practice his aim with an air gun shaped like a Luger.
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Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
For one, the film features one of the most memorable villains in recent history in Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh, a bowl-cut-sporting serial killer with an air gun, who gives most people a chance to survive having met him — most.
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Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Firearms are not allowed; air guns and captive bolt pistols are.
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Air gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20gun. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
air gun
noun1
: a gun that fires with a compressed gas (as air or carbon dioxide)
2
: any of various hand tools that work by compressed air
especially
: airbrush
Medical Definition
air gun
noun
: jet injector
The UN [United Nations] would like air guns, delivering vaccine doses without using needles.—
Laurie Garrett, Newsday
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