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hotguns

hotguns is the plural of hotgun.

Meaning of hotgun

Noun

hotgun (plural hotguns)

  1. A device for directing hot air.
    • Compounds were detected by spraying with methanol:sulfuricacid (1:1) and then by heating with a hotgun.1999, Afgan Farooq, J.R. Hanson, “Oxidation of two pregnane steroids catalyzed by the fungus Cephalosporium aphidicola”, in Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, volume 63, number 10
  2. Synonym of hot glue gun.
    • With the hotgun, incontrast, the holding chamber and the nozzle supply continuous heat to the wax, and the wax can be injected directly into the hole as a liquid.1989, NASA Tech Briefs, page 84
    Synonyms:
    hot glue gun
  3. A gun, such as a semi-automatic, designed to discharge its rounds very quickly.
    • As Jorgensen turned his back and as Baker was raising his hotgun; somehow it discharged, striking Jorgensen in the back.1958, 45, California Highway Patrolman - Volumes 22-23

Questions about hotguns

What is hotguns the plural of?
Hotguns is the plural of hotgun.

Words near hotguns in the dictionary

  1. hotfoot it
  2. hotfooted
  3. hotfooting
  4. hotfoots
  5. hotgun
  6. hotguns
  7. Hoth
  8. Hotham
  9. Hotham Heights
  10. hothead
  11. hotheaded

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