Hypertext Webster Gateway: "firearm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Firearm \Fire"arm`\, n.
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the
force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
firearm
n : a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
[syn: {piece}, {small-arm}]
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