Definition
A gun or weapon that operates by means of compressed air rather than gunpowder or conventional explosive propulsion.
Etymology
From aero- (air) + gun. This is a modern compound term that emerged with 20th-century technology, describing air-powered firearms and projectile weapons.
Kelly Says
Air guns are more accurate than you'd think—Olympic shooting competitions use pneumatic rifles because compressed air provides incredibly consistent, precise propulsion compared to explosions!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የኤር pistolet
ye-er pistole
ARالعربية
مسدس هوائي
misdas hayawi
BNবাংলা
এয়ারগান
eyar-gaan
CACatalà
aerogun
aero-goon
CSČeština
aerogun
aer-o-goon
DADansk
aerogun
aero-goon
DEDeutsch
Aerogun
ay-roh-goon
ELΕλληνικά
αεροβόλα
aero-vo-la
ESEspañol
aerogun
aer-oh-goon
FAفارسی
تفنگ هوا
tefnag hava
FISuomi
aerogun
aer-o-goon
FRFrançais
aerogun
aero-goon
HEעברית
רובה אוויר
rov-ah o-vir
HUMagyar
aerogun
aer-o-goon
IDBahasa Indonesia
aerogun
ay-ro-goon
ITItaliano
aerogun
aer-o-goon
KMKM
អាអ៊ីរ៉ូហ្គុន
a-ay-ro-goon
MSBahasa Melayu
aerogun
ay-ro-goon
MYမြန်မာ
အရောင်ပစ်
a-yar-ngit
NLNederlands
aerogun
aero-goon
NONorsk
aerogun
aer-o-goon
PAPA
ਏਅਰਗ voren
ay-ro-gan
PLPolski
aerogun
aer-o-goon
PTPortuguês
aerogun
air-oh-goon
RORomână
aerogun
aer-o-goon
RUРусский
аэроган
aero-gan
SVSvenska
aerogun
aer-o-goon
SWKiswahili
aerogun
ay-ro-goon
TAதமிழ்
வளிப்பயன்
vali-ppa-yan
TEతెలుగు
ఎయిరో గన్
eyiro gan
THไทย
อากาศปืน
a-kat-peen
TRTürkçe
aerogun
aero-goon
UKУкраїнська
аероган
aero-gan
URاردو
ہوائی گن
hava-i gun
VITiếng Việt
aerogun
ay-ro-goon