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

There is an 18-year-old minimum for purchases of long guns from licensed dealers. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

More than 20,000 soldiers and police forces were deployed for elections, while troops carrying long guns patrolled roadsides. — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The airport had been barricaded, and the NTSB investigators had to show badges to police officers with long guns to pass through. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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

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