Meanings
nounline gun (plural line guns)
plural line guns · alternative linegun
- search and rescuenauticalA firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.
Synonyms: line launcher gun, line launching gun, line thrower gun, line throwing gun, rope gun, rope launcher gun, rope launching gun, rope thrower gun
- literatureA beam weapon, that shoots a long-duration beam to burn through the target, like a laser cutter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.
Similar
line launcher gunline launching gunline thrower gunline throwing gunrope gunrope launcher gunrope launching gunrope thrower gunrope throwing gun
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APA
line gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20gun
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“line gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20gun.
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