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Gunrunning

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• Guns

  [guhn] /gʌn/ noun 1. a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. 2. any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver. 3. a long-barreled cannon having a relatively flat trajectory. 4. any device for shooting something under […]

• Gunsel

  [guhn-suh l] /ˈgʌn səl/ noun, Slang. 1. a criminal armed with a gun. 2. a catamite. /ˈɡʌnsəl/ noun (US, slang) 1. a catamite 2. a stupid or inexperienced person, esp a youth 3. a criminal who carries a gun n. 1914, American English, from hobo slang, “a catamite;” specifically “a young male kept as a […]

• Gunship

  [guhn-ship] /ˈgʌnˌʃɪp/ noun 1. a helicopter or fixed-wing airplane armed with rapid-fire or cannons and used to provide close air support for troops in combat.

• Gunshot

  [guhn-shot] /ˈgʌnˌʃɒt/ noun 1. the shooting of a : We heard three gunshots. 2. a bullet, projectile, or other fired from a . 3. the range of a : The bear was out of gunshot. adjective 4. made by a gunshot. /ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt/ noun 1. 2. the range of a gun 3. the shooting of a […]

• Gun-shy

  [guhn-shahy] /ˈgʌnˌʃaɪ/ adjective 1. frightened by the sound of a gunshot: a gun-shy bird dog. 2. hesitant, wary, or distrustful, especially because of previous unpleasant experience. adjective 1. afraid of a gun or the sound it makes: a gun-shy dog is useless for shooting adj. 1884, originally of sporting dogs, from gun (n.) + shy […]

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