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zip gun

noun

Etymology

From being a gas stream emitter shaped like a gun.

Definitions

  1. A crude homemade weapon that fires a projectile.

    • As pertaining to my idea of zip guns, we didn't use the old type of zip gun any more because they were too dangerous. That was just a pipe and a piece of wood and nail and rubber band.
    • The simplest zip gun seen by the author was a metal tube in which a .22 Magnum cartridge was inserted. It was fired by striking the protruding base of the cartridge with a hammer.
    • During the interview, Flaco whips out a zip gun he's hidden beneath his testicles during the pat-down search prior to transfer to GID, and presents it to Detective Rydell.

  2. An EVA astronaut space maneuvering propulsion unit, a handheld gas jet device, connected…

    An EVA astronaut space maneuvering propulsion unit, a handheld gas jet device, connected to a reservoir.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA