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air gun

UK/ˈeə(ɹ).ɡʌn//ˈɛɹ.ɡə/

air gun noun: a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).

Noun

air gun (plural air guns)

  1. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).

air gun meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Thai and Vietnamese

air gun in Tamil

காற்றுச் சுடுகலன்

air gun in Kannada

ಗಾಳಿಕೋವಿ

air gun in Thai

gun that propels a projective by compressed air
ปืนลม bpʉʉn-lom

air gun in Vietnamese

gun that propels a projective by compressed air
súng hơi

Forms of air gun

pluralair guns
alternative formairgun
alternative formair-gun

Questions about air gun

What does air gun mean?
Air gun means a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).
What is air gun in Tamil?
Air gun in Tamil is காற்றுச் சுடுகலன். See Air gun meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is air gun?
Air gun is a noun.
How do you pronounce air gun?
Air gun is pronounced /ˈeə(ɹ).ɡʌn/ (UK).
What is the plural of air gun?
The plural of air gun is air guns.

Words near air gun in the dictionary

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  2. air guitaring
  3. air guitarist
  4. air guitarists
  5. air guitars
  6. air gun
  7. air gunner
  8. air gunners
  9. air guns
  10. air hammer
  11. air hammers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: air gun (page history and authors); air gun (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); air gun (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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