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fire-stick

fire-stick noun: a gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms. Also the alternative form of firestick.

fire-stick: a gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European...
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Noun

fire-stick (plural fire-sticks)

  1. A gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.
    • A troop of soldiers, armed with fire-sticks, entered the valley.
    • I knocked the man down, and he ran into the woods, leaving his fire-stick on the ground.

Also used as

fire-stick is also the alternative form of firestick.

Synonyms of fire-stick

Forms of fire-stick

pluralfire-sticks

Phrases with fire-stick

Questions about fire-stick

What does fire-stick mean?
Fire-stick means a gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.
What part of speech is fire-stick?
Fire-stick is a noun.
What is the plural of fire-stick?
The plural of fire-stick is fire-sticks.

Words near fire-stick in the dictionary

  1. fire-retarded
  2. fire-sale
  3. fire-side
  4. fire-sides
  5. fire-starter
  6. fire-stick
  7. fire-stick farming
  8. fire-sticks
  9. fire-stone
  10. fire-stop
  11. fire-stops

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