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SET GUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does set gun mean? 

SET GUN (noun)
  The noun SET GUN has 1 sense:

1. a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it offplay

  Familiarity information: SET GUN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SET GUN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

set gun; spring gun

Hypernyms ("set gun" is a kind of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))


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