"net gun" meaning in English

See net gun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: net guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} net gun (plural net guns)
  1. A weapon designed to fire a net which entangles the target, used e.g. for capturing wildlife. Wikipedia link: net gun Synonyms: netgun
    Sense id: en-net_gun-en-noun-bWGmvr5m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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