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firearm
CIDE DICTIONARY
firearm, n.
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from which a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
firearm
automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, musket, peashooter, piece, pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle, rod, sawed-off shotgun, shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun, six-shooterFor further exploring for "firearm" in Webster Dictionary Online