long gun

noun

plural long guns

: a firearm having a long barrel and intended to be fired from the shoulder

Examples of long gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fort Worth police said the department had just wrapped up a month-long gun safety program with Cook Children's. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Officers armed with long guns can later be seen keeping watch outside as several people are wheeled out from the building on stretchers. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

In the video, the shooting officer’s arms and long gun block his camera’s view, obscuring Tucker in the moments before he was shot. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Investigators found that the Bridgeport woman had two handguns and a long gun registered in her name, according to the warrant affidavit. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1569, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long gun

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone