airgun

air´gun`    (gŭn`)

1.

A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common BB gun is a type of air gun.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

airgun - a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air air gun, air rifle BB gun - an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) paintball gun - an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic

Translations

airgun [ˈɛə^rgʌn] n → fusil m à air comprimé
air hostess n (British) → hôtesse f de l'air
She's an air hostess → Elle est hôtesse de l'air.

airgun [ˈɛəˌgʌn] n → fucile m ad aria compressa