fiber gun

noun

A kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is then suddenly relieved by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.

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Meanings

nounfiber gun (plural fiber guns)

plural fiber guns

  1. A kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is then suddenly relieved by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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