"air gun" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈeə(ɹ).ɡʌn/ [UK], /ˈɛɹ.ɡə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-air gun.wav [US] Forms: air guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} air gun (plural air guns)
  1. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air. Wikipedia link: air gun Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: airgun, air-gun Hyponyms: air pistol (english: hand gun), air rifle (english: long gun) Related terms: pellet gun, BB gun Translations (gun that propels a projective by compressed air): 空氣槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 空气枪 (kōngqìqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 氣槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 气枪 (qìqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), luftgevær [neuter] (Danish), luchtbuks [feminine] (Dutch), luchtgeweer [neuter] (Dutch), luftbyrsa [feminine] (Faroese), ilma-ase (Finnish), pistolet à air [masculine] (French), pistolet à air comprimé [masculine] (French), Luftgewehr [neuter] (German), Luftdruckgewehr [neuter] (German), αεροβόλο (aerovólo) [neuter] (Greek), רובה אוויר (rovee avír) [masculine] (Hebrew), aerghunna [masculine] (Irish), 空気銃 (kūkijū) (alt: くうきじゅう) (Japanese), Loftflint [feminine] (Plautdietsch), wiatrówka [feminine] (Polish), arma de ar comprimido [feminine] (Portuguese), arma de pressão [feminine] (Portuguese), armă cu aer comprimat [feminine] (Romanian), armă pneumatică [feminine] (Romanian), пневмати́ческое ружьё (pnevmatíčeskoje ružʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), духово́е ружьё (duxovóje ružʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), zračna puška [feminine] (Slovene), luftpistol [common-gender] (Swedish), ปืนลม (bpʉʉn-lom) (Thai), súng hơi (Vietnamese)

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