stun gun en · NOUN
Meanings
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A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.
A stun gun disguised as a mobile phone has been seized from a 14-year-old boy in Manchester.
2014 March 8, “Manchester police seize stun gun disguised as iPhone”, in BBC News:Lodner tossed the stun gun on a flange between the stills and the fluxing panels.
1946 November, Mark Champion, “Unforeseen”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 38, number 3, page 42:The removable pages are organized in strict military fashion and include complete data on the Commlock, Stun Gun, Laser Cannon, Communications Post, Uniforms, and several fold-out blueprints of the various levels and areas of Moonbase Alpha.
1978 January, “The Official Moonbase Alpha Technical Notebook (advert)”, in Starlog, volume 2, number 11, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stun guns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (24)
fi tyrmäysase (weapon intended to immobilize) · ru электрошо́кер (weapon intended to immobilize) · es pistola inmovilizadora (weapon intended to immobilize) · cmn 電擊槍 /电击枪 (weapon intended to immobilize) · es pistola paralizadora (weapon intended to immobilize) · vi súng gây choáng (weapon intended to immobilize) · fr foudroyeur (weapon intended to immobilize) · ko 전기충격기 (weapon intended to immobilize) · be электрашо́кер (weapon intended to immobilize) · ar صَاعِق (weapon intended to immobilize) · es pistola paralizante (weapon intended to immobilize) · fr taser (weapon intended to immobilize) · ja スタンガン (weapon intended to immobilize) · hu sokkoló (weapon intended to immobilize) · hi अचेत बंदूक (weapon intended to immobilize) · es pistola inmovilizante (weapon intended to immobilize) · eo elektroŝoka armilo (weapon intended to immobilize) · ru та́зер (weapon intended to immobilize) · es pistola electrocutadora (weapon intended to immobilize) · de Elektroschocker (weapon intended to immobilize) · es pistola electrocutante (weapon intended to immobilize) · fi etälamautin (weapon intended to immobilize) · is rafbyssa (weapon intended to immobilize) · uk електрошо́кер (weapon intended to immobilize)