air gun
nounDefinition of air gun
1
: a gun from which a projectile is propelled by compressed air
Examples of air gun in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Also missing were air guns, an air compressor, pneumatic tools and used oil cans. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Illegally-tinted windows lead police to blunt and baggie: Brooklyn Police Blotter," 14 Aug. 2019 With hundreds of thousands of young people on summer recess, police pleaded with parents and other adults to ensure that paintball and other air guns are used only in appropriate settings. — Mark Puente, latimes.com, "Paintball culprits assaulting bystanders and committing crimes, police say," 13 June 2019 In the case of the Roma child, police concluded she was shot by an air gun that an Italian man fired from his balcony. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 In the case of the Roma child, police concluded she was shot by an air gun that an Italian man fired from his balcony. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 In the case of the Roma child, police concluded she was shot by an air gun that an Italian man fired from his balcony. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 In the case of the Roma child, police concluded she was shot by an air gun that an Italian man fired from his balcony. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 But a nasty feud erupted between Shoob and the district attorney’s office in March 2015 in a trial against a man charged with using an air gun to commit a robbery. — Bill Rankin, ajc, "Georgia juries are left in the dark when it comes to punishment," 8 June 2018 The lawsuit, which aims to stop the issuance of permits for the use of seismic air guns, will be filed by a coalition of environmental groups in federal court in South Carolina on Tuesday, according to the individuals. — Meg Kinnard, The Seattle Times, "Environmental groups to sue over offshore drilling tests," 10 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'air gun.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more