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English noun: firearm

1. firearm (artifact) a portable gun


SamplesHe wore his firearm in a shoulder holster.


Synonymspiece, small-arm


Broader (hypernym)gun


Narrower (hyponym).22, autoloader, handgun, muzzle loader, pistol, repeater, repeating firearm, rifle, riot gun, scattergun, self-loader, shooting iron, shotgun, side arm, smoothbore, twenty-two


Part holonymfiring pin, lock, sights









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