Gun
Gun noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.
Usage example: while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
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Synonyms for Gun
Smoothbore and gun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smoothbore" instead a noun "Gun".
Nearby Word: gunroom
Smoothbore
Smoothbore noun - A firearm that has no rifling.
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Synonyms for Smoothbore
Gun and smoothbore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gun" instead a noun "Smoothbore".
Both words in one sentence
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It got the last piece of its original wish list with the M1A1, replacing the older 105mm/L52 M68 rifled main gun with the German Rheinmetall 120mm/L44 smoothbore main gun, licensed-made as the M256.
Source: Useful Notes / Yanks with Tanks - Also fun is "recoilless rifle", which almost always refers to a smoothbore recoilless gun.
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With a 2.7mm caliber, smoothbore barrel and maximum of 1.5 inches of penetration in pine board, we have a sterling real life example of a Little Useless Gun.
Source: Little Useless Gun
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Smoothbore and Gun. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gun/smoothbore
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