Synonyms of speargun

speargun

noun

as in rifle

Related Words

• rifle
• shotgun
• pistol
• musket
• blunderbuss
• flintlock
• handgun
• harquebus
• culverin
• matchlock
• revolver
• smoothbore
• firelock
• fieldpiece
• breechloader
• derringer
• rod
• carbine
• six-shooter
• sidearm
• firearm
• zip gun
• machine gun
• gun
• submachine gun
• machine pistol
• roscoe
• tommy gun
• six-gun
• assault rifle
• gat
• automatic
• repeater
• assault weapon
• AK-47
• twenty-two
• semiautomatic
• forty-five
• small arm
• arm
• piece
• self-loader
• heat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speargun

Dakota, who is paddling toward her in a boat, then uses a speargun to help fight off the sharks. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

Fish and wildlife police are looking for the culprit who shot an American crocodile with a speargun in the Florida Keys over the weekend. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025

When Ray attacks Julie, Ava shoots him through the back with his speargun, killing him. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 July 2025

That afternoon, Mariottini went diving, hunting for amberjacks and sea bream with his speargun. — Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 12 July 2025

Because the fish can both hear noise and feel vibrations, divers must take care not to, say, bump their speargun on the bottom while listening for croaks. — Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025

This means that Hara had to catch the fish in 60-degree water with all her gear — a 10-pound weight belt, snorkel, fins and 2-pound EduSub speargun. — Kaila Yu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022

The hope is that a robust consumer market will incentivize lionfish hunting, and that humans with spearguns will become the predators that invasive lionfish need. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2019