"ray gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ray guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ray gun (plural ray guns)
  1. (science fiction) A fictional weapon that emits harmful rays. Wikipedia link: Raygun Categories (topical): Science fiction, Weapons Synonyms: energy weapon [formal] Related terms: death ray, phaser Translations (a science fiction energy weapon): pistola de raigs [feminine] (Catalan), sädease (Finnish), sädepyssy (Finnish), sädepistooli (Finnish), Strahlengewehr [neuter] (German), geislabyssa [feminine] (Icelandic), 광선총 (gwangseonchong) (Korean), arma de raio [feminine] (Portuguese), arma de raios [feminine] (Portuguese), pistola de rayos [feminine] (Spanish), strålpistol [common-gender] (Swedish), dryll pelydr [masculine] (Welsh), gwn pelydr [masculine] (Welsh)

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