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Synonyms for firearm

All synonyms

Noun

gun, piece informal US, gat slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

    David was arrested for illegal possession of firearms.

Related words

Is a kind of
gun weapon

Forms

Plural
firearms → guns, pieces, gats…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
firearmrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gun1, gat1
5 letters
piece1

In other languages

Français
arme à feu
Deutsch
Feuerwaffe