railgun
Meanings
noun
- An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
- A railway gun.
- A benchrest rifle.
Pronunciation
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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.
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