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speargun

noun

Definition of speargun

as in rifle

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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

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Noun

The cartridge casings found inside Robinson’s home had been fired by the rifle found near campus, according to a US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives report read in court.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Faumuina also testified that what was likely Robinson’s DNA was found on the rifle itself.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of rifle

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But aside from dispatching shotgun-toting police agents to keep an eye on them, Venezuelan authorities mostly ignored the protesters.

— John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026
Popham murdered Elaine on November 1, 1979, after striking her from behind with frying pans, rendering her unconscious, and then shooting her in the head with Bunyard’s shotgun in the garage.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

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Finally, as Qiu and another tried opening the driver’s door, McAlpin allegedly reached for a pistol, prompting the officers to open fire on him.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
According to a criminal complaint, police recovered two semiautomatic pistols and a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle from Foster’s home.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of pistol

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Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.

— Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Those artifacts include musket balls found in the floorboards years ago during a renovation of Hollis Hall, a dormitory that soldiers used during fighting.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026

Definition of musket

Noun

Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun.

— Joel Rose, NPR, 5 July 2026
The lawsuit also challenges California’s decades-old handgun roster, which requires new handgun models to pass certain safety tests before they can be approved for retail sale.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of handgun

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