firearm

fire·arm

noun \ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌärm\

Definition of FIREARM

: a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder —usually used of small arms

Examples of FIREARM

1. revolvers, rifles, and other firearms
2. <will need a permit to carry a firearm>

First Known Use of FIREARM

1646

Related to FIREARM

Synonyms

arm, gun, heat [slang], piece, small arm

Related Words

derringer, forty-five (or .45), gat [slang], handgun, pistol, revolver, rod [slang], roscoe [slang], sidearm, six-gun, six-shooter, zip gun; self-loader, semiautomatic; blunderbuss, breechloader, culverin, fieldpiece, firelock, flintlock, harquebus (or arquebus), matchlock, musket, rifle, shotgun, smoothbore, twenty-two (or .22); AK-47, assault rifle, assault weapon, automatic, carbine, machine gun, machine pistol, repeater, submachine gun, tommy gun; speargun

Rhymes with FIREARM

alarm, disarm, dry farm, fat farm, fish farm, forearm, gisarme, poor farm, rearm, sidearm, stiff-arm, straight-arm, strong-arm, tonearm, tree farm, truck farm, unarm, wind farm, work farm, yardarm