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railgun en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈɹeɪɫ.ɡʌn]
  • /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/
  • [ˈɹeɪ.jəɫ.ɡʌn]
  • /ˈɹeɪ.jəl.ɡʌn/

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
railguns Number=Plur lexicographic
rail gun alternative lexicographic

Relateds

electric gun · coilgun

Translations (17)

eo elektromagneta kanono (electromagnetic gun) · hu sínágyú (electromagnetic gun) · ru ре́льсовая пу́шка (electromagnetic gun) · es cañón de riel (electromagnetic gun) · fi raidetykki (electromagnetic gun) · fr canon électrique (electromagnetic gun) · es arma de riel (electromagnetic gun) · pt canhão elétrico (electromagnetic gun) · ru рельсотро́н (electromagnetic gun) · mr रेलगन (electromagnetic gun) · ja レールガン (electromagnetic gun) · cmn 磁道炮 (electromagnetic gun) · cmn 電磁炮 /电磁炮 (electromagnetic gun) · it Cannone a rotaia (electromagnetic gun) · de Railgun (electromagnetic gun) · fr railgun (electromagnetic gun) · de Schienenkanone (electromagnetic gun)