railgun
railgun · railguns
рельсотрон, рельсовая пушка
Railgun, Schienenkanone
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile…An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
/ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/
Meaning
3 sensesAn electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
Railgun, Schienenkanone
рельсотро́нrelʹsotrón, ре́льсовая пу́шкаrélʹsovaja púška
A railway gun.
A benchrest rifle.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
electromagnetic gun:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
electromagnetic gun:
Origin
From rail + gun.From rail + gun.
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