Firearm
Firearm noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.
Usage example: will need a permit to carry a firearm
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Synonyms for Firearm
Shotgun
Shotgun noun - Firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges.
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If you're a badass and you want your firearm to represent how awesome you are, there's only one choice for you - the Hillbilly Dueling Pistol, AKA the sawed-off shotgun.
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The Mew Grey and Mew Orange firearm receivers, which are a fat kitty holding a small assault rifle and small shotgun, respectively.
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The oldest firearm design still in mass production is the break-action rifle or shotgun.
Source: Simple, yet Awesome
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