sleeve gun

noun

A device wrapped around a person's forearm, used to conceal a small firearm under a long-sleeved coat, with a mechanism that allows it to be rapidly extended for use.

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Meanings

nounsleeve gun (plural sleeve guns)

plural sleeve guns

  1. A device wrapped around a person's forearm, used to conceal a small firearm under a long-sleeved coat, with a mechanism that allows it to be rapidly extended for use.
  2. historicalAn experimental device developed for the British Army during World War II, essentially a noise-suppressed Welrod pistol minus the pistol grip.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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