gas gun

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• Gas gun — A gas gun can be: *A projectile firing gun powered by compressed air: ** Air gun ** Airsoft gun *A riot gun, especially when loaded with CS gas grenades. *A pneumatic cannon for projectile firing test equipment such as a birdstrike simulator *A… …   Wikipedia

• gas gun — noun a gun that fires gas shells (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑gun * * * gas gun noun A gun in which gas is the fuel or propellant • • • Main Entry: ↑gas …   Useful english dictionary

• gas gun — /ˈgæs gʌn/ (say gas gun) noun → air gun …  

• Light gas gun — The light gas gun is an apparatus for physics experiments, a highly specialized gun designed to generate very high velocities. It is usually used to study high speed impact phenomena (hypervelocity research), such as the formation of impact… …   Wikipedia

• Combustion light gas gun — technology is one of the areas being explored in an attempt to achieve higher velocities from artillery to gain greater range. Conventional guns use solid propellants, usually nitrocellulose based compounds to develop the chamber pressures needed …   Wikipedia

• tear gas gun — A weapon wherein tear gas is employed as the offensive or defensive charge. Anno: 92 ALR 1098 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Gas-operated reloading — Gas operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms. In gas operation, a portion of high pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to extract the spent case and chamber a… …   Wikipedia

• Gun — (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which throws or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gun barrel — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gun carriage — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gun cotton — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English