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long guns

long guns is the plural of long gun.

Meaning of long gun

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.

Questions about long guns

What is long guns the plural of?
Long guns is the plural of long gun.

Words near long guns in the dictionary

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