Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
line -gun
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.

noun

A beam weapon, that shoots a long-duration beam to burn through the target, like a laser cutter

Inflected Forms

line guns (plural) linegun (alternative)

Phrases

harpoon gun

Frequently Paired Words

harpoon gun bridge line launcher bridge line thrower bridger bridger line launcher bridger line thrower bridging line launcher bridging line thrower

Synonyms

line launcher gun line launching gun line thrower gun line throwing gun rope gun rope launcher gun rope launching gun rope thrower gun rope throwing gun

Questions

What does line gun mean?
A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.

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