Meanings
nounflare gun (plural flare guns)
plural flare guns · alternative flaregun
- A large-bore pistol-like firearm used to fire signal flares.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish merkinantopistooli
- merkinantopistoolipistol-like firearm
French pistolet de détresse
- pistolet de détressepistol-like firearm
German Leuchtpistole, Signalpistole
- Leuchtpistolepistol-like firearm
- Signalpistolepistol-like firearm
Italian pistola lanciarazzi
- pistola lanciarazzipistol-like firearm
Spanish pistola de bengalas, lanzabengalas
- pistola de bengalaspistol-like firearm
- lanzabengalaspistol-like firearm
Swedish lyspistol, signalpistol
- lyspistolpistol-like firearm
- signalpistolpistol-like firearm
Cite this entry
APA
flare gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20gun
MLA
“flare gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flare gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20gun.
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