"nail gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nail guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nail gun (plural nail guns)
  1. A power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge; conceptually akin to air guns and firearms. Wikipedia link: en:nail gun Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: nailer, nailgun Related terms: air hammer, staple gun Translations (gun which drives nails): 釘槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 钉枪 (dīngqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), sømpistol [common-gender] (Danish), naulain (Finnish), naulapyssy [informal] (Finnish), cloueur [masculine] (French), pistolet à clous [masculine] (French), Druckluftnagler [masculine] (German), klovagilo (Ido), sparachiodi (Italian), ネイルガン (neirugan) (Japanese), gwoździarka [feminine] (Polish), pistola de pregos [feminine] (Portuguese), pinador [masculine] (Portuguese), пневмати́ческий молото́к (pnevmatíčeskij molotók) [masculine] (Russian), pistola de clavos [feminine] (Spanish), clavadora [feminine] (Spanish), spikpistol [common-gender] (Swedish)

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