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FIREARMS

\fˈa͡ɪ͡əɹɑːmz], \fˈa‍ɪ‍əɹɑːmz], \f_ˈaɪə_ɹ_ɑː_m_z]\

Definitions of FIREARMS

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Small-arms weapons, including handguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, etc.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Arms which are discharged by exploding gunpowder.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Arms which owe their efficacy to fire, guns.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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