cap gun

noun

A toy gun that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.

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Meanings

nouncap gun (plural cap guns)

plural cap guns · alternative cap-gun

  1. A toy gun that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.

Translations

Dutch klapperpistool
  • klapperpistooltoy gun
Finnish nallipyssy
  • nallipyssytoy gun
Swedish knallpulverpistol
  • knallpulverpistoltoy gun
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APA

cap gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cap%20gun

MLA

“cap gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cap%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cap gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cap%20gun.

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