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  • 21gun — [gun] n. [ME gunne, gonne, contr. < gonnilde, a 14th c. cannon < ON Gunnhildr, fem. name (< gunnr, older form of guthr, war + hildr, battle)] 1. a weapon consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is discharged by the force of an …

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  • 22Air Comprimé — L air comprimé est de l air prélevé dans l atmosphère, mis sous pression avec un compresseur, le plus souvent aux alentours de 10 bars mais parfois jusqu à 300 bars. Sommaire 1 Utilisation industrielle 1.1 En tant que… …

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  • 23Air comprime — Air comprimé L air comprimé est de l air prélevé dans l atmosphère, mis sous pression avec un compresseur, le plus souvent aux alentours de 10 bars mais parfois jusqu à 300 bars. Sommaire 1 Utilisation industrielle 1.1 En tant que… …

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  • 24air rifle — air′ ri fle n. an air gun with rifled bore • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …

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  • 25Gun politics — A pyre of confiscated smuggled weapons about to be set ablaze in Nairobi, Kenya …

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  • 26gun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. firearm (see arms). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cannon] Syn. piece, orDNAnce, heavy orDNAnce, rifle. Types of large guns include: long gun, siege gun, howitzer, mortar, antitank gun, culverin, field… …

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  • 27air rifle — noun a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air • Syn: ↑air gun, ↑airgun • Hypernyms: ↑gun • Hyponyms: ↑BB gun, ↑paintball gun * * * noun, pl ⋯ rifles [count] …

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  • 28Gun Quarter — Location map West Midlands lat=52.48448 long= 1.89688 width=180 float=right caption= Gun Quarter shown within West Midlands (gbmapping|SP071874)The Gun Quarter is the name given to an area of the city of Birmingham, in England, traditionally (and …

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  • 29gun — Synonyms and related words: AA gun, Armstrong, BAR, BB gun, Benet Mercie, Beretta, Big Bertha, Bren, Bren gun, Browning, Cain, Colt, Garand, Garand rifle, Garling, Gatling, Gatling gun, Hotchkiss, Krupp, Lancaster, Lee Enfield, Lee Metford, Lewis …

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  • 30air pistol — noun A pistol that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means. Syn: air gun, BB gun, pellet gun, air rifle …

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