Thesaurus results for FIREARM

firearm

noun

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌärm

Definition of firearm next

as in gun

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder will need a permit to carry a firearm

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Recent Examples of firearm One was wearing a gray hooded top and is believed to have been carrying a firearm. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 In addition to beating the national ban on bump stocks in the courts, Cargill was the proxy for a lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton against the city of Austin over its ban on firearms in City Hall. —

Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026 Neither school is equipped with scanners to detect firearms. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 The driver was taken into custody, and a firearm was recovered at the scene. —

Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for firearm

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gun

Noun

The measures include a national gun buyback scheme and new checks on firearm license applications, per the BBC.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Investigators determined the gun was consistent with having fired the three 9mm shell casings recovered outside the drive-thru window that killed Gray.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026