coil gun

A form of coilgun — Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means

Meanings

nouncoil gun (plural coil guns)

plural coil guns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coilgun.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: coil gun on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.