"plasma rifle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plasma rifles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plasma rifle (plural plasma rifles)
  1. (science fiction, weaponry) An assault rifle-styled gun that shoots plasma. Wikipedia link: plasma rifle Categories (topical): Science fiction, Weapons Related terms: laser gun Translations (assault rifle-styled gun that shoots plasma): plasmakivääri (Finnish), Plasmagewehr [neuter] (German)

Inflected forms

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