Railgun

//ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
  2. 2
    A railway gun.
  3. 3
    A benchrest rifle.

Synonyms

All synonyms
benchrest riflecoilgun

Etymology

From rail + gun. * (railway gun): From being a gun mounted on a rail car, and being railroad-mobile. * (EM gun): From being a projectile ejecting device with a pair of electric conducting rails that a launch sled runs along, which shoots the projectile.

Related phrases

electric gunelectrical currentrailway gun

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