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long gun

long gun noun: a firearm, such as a shotgun or rifle, which is fired while braced against the shoulder.

Noun

long gun (plural long guns)

  1. A firearm, such as a shotgun or rifle, which is fired while braced against the shoulder.
    • The 33 long guns and 37 handguns were seized during the project examining 69 cases where people failed to register or renew a firearm licence.2011 April 11, Nicole O'Reilly, “ACTION project nets 70 guns”, in Hamilton Spectator, Canada, retrieved 22 May 2011
    Synonyms:
    longarm, long arm
  2. Any of a class of naval artillery pieces with especially long barrels for maximum range.

Synonyms of long gun

Forms of long gun

plurallong guns

Questions about long gun

What does long gun mean?
Long gun means a firearm, such as a shotgun or rifle, which is fired while braced against the shoulder.
What part of speech is long gun?
Long gun is a noun.
What is the plural of long gun?
The plural of long gun is long guns.

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