firearms

n. weapons from which projectiles are discharged by means of gunpowder (i.e. rifles, pistols)

n. weapon from which a projectile is discharged by means of gunpowder (i.e. rifle, pistol)

A firearm is a device that can be used as a weapon that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning is technically known as deflagration. In older firearms, this propellant was typically black powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder, cordite, or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability.
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Noun
1. a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
(synonym) piece, small-arm
(hypernym) gun
(hyponym) autoloader, self-loader
(part-meronym) firing pin

Small weapons such as pistols or rifles: EU initiatives in the control of firearms are designed to make national laws more effective by monitoring the movement of firearms in the EU and by developing cooperation between national administrations. (See Customs, Organised crime : Firearms trafficking)

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