Gun
/ɡˈʌn/
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Definition
(noun) A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
Sentence Examples
The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.
The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The starting ____ was fired, and the runners immediately sprinted away from the line to begin the race.