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Definition of firearm
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of firearm is as below...
Firearm
(n.) A gun,
pistol,
or any
weapon
from a shot is
discharged
by the force of an
explosive
substance,
as
gunpowder..
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Shooter
::
Shooter
(n.) A
firearm;
as, a
five-shooter..
Repeating
::
Repeating
(a.) Doing the same thing over
again;
accomplishing
a given
result
many times in
succession;
as, a
repeating
firearm;
a
repeating
watch..
Pellet
::
Pellet
(n.) A
bullet;
a ball for
firearms.
Gun
::
Gun (n.) A
weapon
which
throws
or
propels
a
missile
to a
distance;
any
firearm
or
instrument
for
throwing
projectiles
by the
explosion
of
gunpowder,
consisting
of a tube or
barrel
closed
at one end, in which the
projectile
is
placed,
with an
explosive
charge
behind,
which is
ignited
by
various
means.
Muskets,
rifles,
carbines,
and
fowling
pieces
are
smaller
guns, for hand use, and are
called
small arms.
Larger
guns are
called
cannon,
ordnance,
fieldpieces,
carronades,
howitzers,
etc. See these t
Uncock
::
Uncock
(v. t.) To let down the cock of, as a
firearm..
Ball
::
Ball (n.) Any solid
spherical,
cylindrical,
or
conical
projectile
of lead or iron, to be
discharged
from a
firearm;
as, a
cannon
ball; a rifle ball; -- often used
collectively;
as,
powder
and ball.
Spherical
balls for the
smaller
firearms
are
commonly
called
bullets..
Swabber
::
Swab (n.) A
sponge,
or other
suitable
substance,
attached
to a long rod or
handle,
for
cleaning
the bore of a
firearm..
Abutment
::
Abutment
(n.) In
breech-loading
firearms,
the block
behind
the
barrel
which
receives
the
pressure
due to
recoil..
Bullet
::
Bullet
(n.) A
missile,
usually
of lead, and round or
elongated
in form, to be
discharged
from a
rifle,
musket,
pistol,
or other small
firearm..
Rifle
::
Rifle (n.) A gun, the
inside
of whose
barrel
is
grooved
with
spiral
channels,
thus
giving
the ball a
rotary
motion
and
insuring
greater
accuracy
of fire. As a
military
firearm
it has
superseded
the
musket..
Cock
::
Cock (n.) The
hammer
in the lock of a
firearm.
Musket
::
Musket
(n.) A
species
of
firearm
formerly
carried
by the
infantry
of an army. It was
originally
fired by means of a
match,
or
matchlock,
for which
several
mechanical
appliances
(including
the
flintlock,
and
finally
the
percussion
lock) were
successively
substituted.
This arm has been
generally
superseded
by the
rifle..
Pistol
::
Pistol
(n.) The
smallest
firearm
used,
intended
to be fired from one hand, -- now of many
patterns,
and
bearing
a great
variety
of
names.
See
Illust.
of
Revolver..
Gunsmith
::
Gunsmith
(n.) One whose
occupation
is to make or
repair
small
firearms;
an
armorer.
Mace
::
Mace (n.) A heavy staff or club of
metal;
a
spiked
club; -- used as
weapon
in war
before
the
general
use of
firearms,
especially
in the
Middle
Ages, for
breaking
metal
armor..
Muzzle-loader
::
Muzzle-loader
(n.) A
firearm
which
receives
its
charge
through
the
muzzle,
as
distinguished
from one which is
loaded
at the
breech..
Six-shooter
::
Six-shooter
(n.) A
pistol
or other
firearm
which can be fired six times
without
reloading
especially,
a
six-chambered
revolver..
Firing
::
Firing
(n.) The act of
disharging
firearms.
Breechblock
::
Breechblock
(n.) The
movable
piece which
closes
the
breech
of a
breech-loading
firearm,
and
resists
the
backward
force of the
discharge.
It is
withdrawn
for the
insertion
of a
cartridge,
and
closed
again
before
the gun is
fired..
Cartridge
::
Cartridge
(n.) A
complete
charge
for a
firearm,
contained
in, or held
together
by, a case,
capsule,
or shell of
metal,
pasteboard,
or other
material..
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