"line gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: line guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} line gun (plural line guns)
  1. (nautical, orienteering, search and rescue) A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another. Categories (topical): Nautical, Weapons Synonyms: linegun, line launcher gun, line launching gun, line thrower gun, line throwing gun, rope gun, rope launcher gun, rope launching gun, rope thrower gun, rope throwing gun Hypernyms: line launcher, line thrower, rope launcher, rope thrower Related terms: harpoon gun (english: those that fire harpoons attached to lines)
    Sense id: en-line_gun-en-noun-dMvMxhIk Disambiguation of Weapons: 53 47 Topics: nautical, transport Hyponyms: bridge gun, bridger gun, bridging gun, bridge line gun, bridge line launcher gun, bridge line launching gun, bridge line thrower gun, bridge line throwing gun, bridger line gun, bridger line launcher gun, bridger line launching gun, bridger line thrower gun, bridger line throwing gun, bridging line gun, bridging line launcher gun, bridging line launching gun, bridging line thrower gun, bridging line throwing gun, rescue line gun, rescue line launcher gun, rescue line launching gun, rescue line thrower gun, rescue line throwing gun, rescue rope gun, rescue rope launcher gun, rescue rope launching gun, rescue rope thrower gun, rescue rope throwing gun Coordinate_terms: bridger, bridge line launcher, bridge line thrower, bridging line launcher, bridging line thrower, bridger line launcher, bridger line thrower, rescue line launcher, rescue line thrower, rescue rope launcher, rescue rope thrower
  2. (science fiction) A beam weapon, that shoots a long-duration beam to burn through the target, like a laser cutter Categories (topical): Science fiction, Weapons
    Sense id: en-line_gun-en-noun-1wImJZ9v Disambiguation of Weapons: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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