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How to pronounce airgun in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms air gun, air rifle
Type of gun
Has types bb gun, paintball gun

Examples of airgun

airgun
To do this, the ship pulls one six-kilometer streamer and one 10-airgun array.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
Crosman sells products in 57 countries and has about 45 percent of the airgun market.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Quite simple, compared with pulling four streamers and four airgun arrays.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
So 25% of Guardian readers are qualified airgun repairman or similar jobs.
From the guardian.co.uk
Officers were called to the academy at 1.40pm following reports of an airgun being fired.
From the independent.co.uk
Airgun and archery ranges and laser-shooting games will be set up.
From the omaha.com
Basically it's a Tupperware cake container with an airgun inside.
From the techcrunch.com
I've said no, but mainly because I don't fancy owning an airgun.
From the guardian.co.uk
Airgun shooting has increased in popularity in recent years, largely due to improvements in technology.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Air gun: a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
  • An air gun (e.g. air rifle or air pistol) is a rifle, pistol, or shotgun which fires projectiles by means of compressed air or other gas, in contrast to a firearm which burns a propellant. Most air guns use metallic projectiles as ammunition. ...
  • Alternative spelling of air gun
  • Not a firearm but a gun that uses compressed air or CO2 to propel a projectile. Examples: BB gun, pellet gun, CO2 gun.
  • A loose term applied to any rifle or pistol that uses some form of compressed gas as the propellant. Air rifles generating over 12 ft/lb of muzzle energy and Air Pistols over 6 ft/lb are classed as firearms and must be held on a Firearms Certificate in the UK.