Meaning

1 senses
  1. A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

    David was arrested for illegal possession of firearms.

    Schusswaffe, Feuerwaffe, Feuerarm

    огнестре́льное ору́жиеognestrélʹnoje orúžije

    вогнепа́льна збро́яvohnepálʹna zbrója

More definitions
  • a portable gun

Examples

49 sentences
  1. How many firearms do you own?

  2. I don't know anything about firearms.

  3. I know Tom is a firearms expert.

  4. I didn't know Tom was a firearms expert.

  5. I know that Tom is a firearms expert.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
personal weapon:
Русский
By meaning 1
personal weapon:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
personal weapon:

Forms

plural: firearms

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • a firearms expert
  • firearms expert
  • is a firearms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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