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nailgun

nailgun is the alternative spelling of nail gun.

Meaning of nail gun

Noun

nail gun (plural nail guns)

  1. A power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge; conceptually akin to air guns and firearms.
    • Downing the drink in a single gulp, I move over to the Anatolian white-oak armoire where I keep a brand-new nail gun I bought last week at a hardware store near my office in Wall Street. After I've slipped on a pair of black leather gloves, I make sure the nail gun is loaded.1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 244
    Synonyms:
    nailer

Forms of nailgun

pluralnailguns

Questions about nailgun

What is nailgun the alternative spelling of?
Nailgun is the alternative spelling of nail gun.

Words near nailgun in the dictionary

  1. nailfiles
  2. nailfold
  3. nailfolds
  4. nailful
  5. nailfuls
  6. nailgun
  7. nailguns
  8. nailhead
  9. nailheads
  10. nailing
  11. nailing down

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