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prop guns

prop guns is the plural of prop gun.

Meaning of prop gun

Noun

prop gun (plural prop guns)

  1. A replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.
    • The only exception to this is in an extremely intimate theater where the audience can clearly see that a prop gun is being used. Other than that, there is no compelling reason to use a real gun on stage if the gun isn't fired.2004, Technical Theater for Nontechnical People, page 196

Questions about prop guns

What is prop guns the plural of?
Prop guns is the plural of prop gun.

Words near prop guns in the dictionary

  1. prop comic
  2. prop comics
  3. prop forward
  4. prop forwards
  5. prop gun
  6. prop guns
  7. Prop H8
  8. prop master
  9. prop masters
  10. prop shaft
  11. prop shafts

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