Thesaurus results for FIREARM

firearm

noun

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌärm

Definition of firearm next

as in gun

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder will need a permit to carry a firearm

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Recent Examples of firearm From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi. —

Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Black women are victims of intimate partner firearm homicide at a more than triple the rate of white women, according to independent think tank Everytown Research and Police. —

Miami Herald, 16 May 2026 Weapons and firearms are also not allowed inside the Idaho Botanical Garden. —

Hali Smith may 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2026 According to federal officials, investigators found that Gregory Leary was Joyce’s firearm supplier. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for firearm

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gun

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Authorities later received a tip that Benítez-González was the shooter and was attempting to sell guns in an effort to flee the United States.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The force also may be used to help quell civil disturbances and, if necessary, be armed with guns.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026