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long gun
[ lawng guhn, long ]
noun
- a handheld firearm with a long barrel, as a rifle, designed to be fired when braced against the shoulder:
Grab your long guns, and let’s get in some target practice.
- Ordnance. a mounted firearm, as a cannon, with a long barrel, especially as compared to a shorter-barreled howitzer:
Near the foot of the watchtower was planted a long gun charged with the finest British powder.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of long gun1
Example Sentences
A long gun was recovered from the scene, CBS reported.
Crooks pointed his assault rifle at the officer, who slipped, fell to the ground and then started yelling into his radio: “He’s got a gun. He’s got a long gun.”
Federal law prohibits dealers from selling handgun ammunition to anyone under 21 and long gun ammunition to anyone under 18, so the company set an across-the-board 21-year age requirement.
I wasn’t expected to engage in combat operations with my “long gun,” as we called it.
I was an excellent shot with my long gun.
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