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 Irizarry was charged with operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating without a license, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of narcotics, carrying a pistol without a permit, criminal possession of a firearm and weapon in a motor vehicle and was held on a $750,000 bond. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2026 He was also convicted of a firearms offense and child endangerment. —

Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 5 June 2026 The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm. —

Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 The firearm appeared to have a live round in the chamber and was discharged after being triggered, the authorities indicated. —

Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for firearm

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gun

Noun

Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The purpose and the extent of hunting were radically altered by the arrival of European guns and markets—the killing of wild animals became an occupation with commercial ends, for both whites and Indians; and wild hides and wild meat became the goods of an insatiable marketplace.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026