English
Pronunciation
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Etymology
fire + arm

Noun
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1. A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a metal (usually lead) projectile.

Translations

Breton: arm-tan m
Danish: ildvåben n (litterary, but old-fashioned); skydevåben n
Dutch: vuurwapen n
Finnish: tuliase
French: arme à feu f
Frisian: sjitark n, fjoerwapen n
German: Schusswaffe f, Feuerwaffe f
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Hungarian: l�fegyver
Icelandic: skotvopn n
Maori: pū, k�pere tupua
Polish: bro� palna f
Persian: FAchar|ت��گ (tofang), FAchar|اس�ح� گر� (aslahe garm)
Spanish: arma de fuego f
Swedish: skjutvapen n, eldvapen n

See also

airgun
blunderbuss
handgun
pistol
mid
rifle
gun
shotgun
submachine gun

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