Meanings
nounair gun (plural air guns)
plural air guns · alternative airgun · alternative air-gun
- A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 空氣槍 /空气枪, 氣槍 /气枪
- 空氣槍 /空气枪 (kōngqìqiāng)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
- 氣槍 /气枪 (qìqiāng)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Danish luftgevær
- luftgeværgun that propels a projective by compressed air
Dutch luchtbuks, luchtgeweer
- luchtbuksgun that propels a projective by compressed air
- luchtgeweergun that propels a projective by compressed air
Finnish ilma-ase
- ilma-asegun that propels a projective by compressed air
French pistolet à air, pistolet à air comprimé
- pistolet à airgun that propels a projective by compressed air
- pistolet à air comprimégun that propels a projective by compressed air
German Luftgewehr, Luftdruckgewehr
- Luftgewehrgun that propels a projective by compressed air
- Luftdruckgewehrgun that propels a projective by compressed air
Greek αεροβόλο
- αεροβόλο (aerovólo)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Hebrew רובה אוויר
- רובה אוויר (rovee avír)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Irish aerghunna
- aerghunnagun that propels a projective by compressed air
Japanese 空気銃
- 空気銃 (kūkijū)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Korean 공기총
- 공기총 (gonggichong)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Polish wiatrówka
- wiatrówkagun that propels a projective by compressed air
Portuguese arma de ar comprimido, arma de pressão
- arma de ar comprimidogun that propels a projective by compressed air
- arma de pressãogun that propels a projective by compressed air
Romanian armă cu aer comprimat, armă pneumatică
- armă cu aer comprimatgun that propels a projective by compressed air
- armă pneumaticăgun that propels a projective by compressed air
Russian пневмати́ческое ружьё, духово́е ружьё
- пневмати́ческое ружьё (pnevmatíčeskoje ružʹjó)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
- духово́е ружьё (duxovóje ružʹjó)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Swedish luftpistol
- luftpistolgun that propels a projective by compressed air
Thai ปืนลม
- ปืนลม (bpʉʉn-lom)gun that propels a projective by compressed air
Vietnamese súng hơi
- súng hơigun that propels a projective by compressed air
Cite this entry
APA
air gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20gun
MLA
“air gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20gun.
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