firearm (Meaning)
firearm (n)
a portable gun
firearm (n.)
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
Synonyms & Antonyms of firearm
Synonyms:
Synonyms:
- arquebus
- machine gun
- smoothbore
- machine pistol
- submachine gun
- piece
- heat
- carbine
- forty-five
- assault weapon
- AK-47
- derringer
- six-gun
- roscoe
- firelock
- gat
- rod
- blunderbuss
- musket
- fieldpiece
- repeater
- harquebus
- sidearm
- self-loader
- breechloader
- automatic
- zip gun
- speargun
- culverin
- assault rifle
- flintlock
- tommy gun
- .22
- .45
- semiautomatic
- matchlock
- six-shooter
FAQs About the word firearm
a portable gunA gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
gun, revolver, arm,rifle, pistol, small arm, shotgun, handgun, arquebus, machine gun
No antonyms found.
The police instructed the man to lay down his firearm and surrender peacefully.
Stricter gun control laws are aiming to reduce the number of firearms in circulation.
Hunters are required to have a license and pass a firearm safety course before they can purchase a hunting firearm.
The firearm was found hidden under the mattress of the suspected criminal.
