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Definition of Airgun
1. Noun. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.
Definition of Airgun
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of air gun) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airgun
Literary usage of Airgun
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"Shortly after the airgun was acquired by Captain Lewis, and on the day he left
Pittsburgh, the captain's journal relates an incident involving the weapon on ..."
2. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark V-1 of 3 by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"In almost every instance the armament is detailed as a curiosity to the indians.
and in no case is there an entry which describes the airgun as linding ..."
3. Estudios entomológicos y parasitológicos by John Edwin Bakeless, Francis Peloubet Farquhar, David R. Iriarte, Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"His equipment included astronomical instruments, the framework of his iron boat,
an airgun, a swivel gun, blunderbusses, rifles, ammunition and ..."