"needle gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needle guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} needle gun (plural needle guns)
  1. (historical) A firearm that has a needle-like firing pin. Wikipedia link: needle gun Tags: historical Categories (topical): Firearms Translations (a firearm that has a needle-like firing pin): naaldgeweer [neuter] (Dutch), neulasytytyskivääri (Finnish), neulakivääri (english: rifle) (Finnish), neulapistooli (english: pistol) (Finnish), Zündnadelgewehr [neuter] (German), karabin iglicowy [masculine] (Polish), iglicowy karabin [masculine] (Polish), игольча́тое ружьё (igolʹčátoje ružʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), nålgevär [neuter] (Swedish)

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