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air gun

noun

air gun

Origin of air gun¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Efficient air gun as a weapon; improvements in army tents; improvements in dirigible balloons and aeroplanes for military uses.

But my poor little air-gun would not be a very formidable weapon in a row, I expect.

The pistol has no recoil and hardly more noise than an air gun.

His dearest wish was for an air-gun, but somehow Mrs. Barnes did not seem to think the wish would be gratified.

After breakfast Captain R. and I stood at the door of the tent amusing ourselves with his air-gun.

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