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rail shooter

rail shooter noun: a shoot 'em up game in which the player character travels automatically between scenes, the player's input being limited to aiming and firing a gun.

Noun

rail shooter (plural rail shooters)

  1. A shoot 'em up game in which the player character travels automatically between scenes, the player's input being limited to aiming and firing a gun.

Forms of rail shooter

pluralrail shooters

Origin of rail shooter

Suggesting movement along fixed rails.

Questions about rail shooter

What does rail shooter mean?
Rail shooter means a shoot 'em up game in which the player character travels automatically between scenes, the player's input being limited to aiming and firing a gun.
What part of speech is rail shooter?
Rail shooter is a noun.
What is the plural of rail shooter?
The plural of rail shooter is rail shooters.

Words near rail shooter in the dictionary

  1. Rail Road Flat
  2. rail roko
  3. rail rokos
  4. rail saver
  5. rail savers
  6. rail shooter
  7. rail shooters
  8. rail spike
  9. rail spikes
  10. rail terminal
  11. rail terminals

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