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guns

noun as in battery

Strongest match

Strong match

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Attackers have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, according to a UK maritime agency.

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It said troops intercepted the drone, which was carrying eight guns.

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Will Smith, one of the few homegrown talents on a team of hired guns, delivered the winning swing with his home run in the 11th.

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“We cannot protect this country by putting politics over security, and turning the guns on our own guys,” he said.

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Video filmed from a separate taxi nearby shows the officers armed with guns, Tasers and accompanied by a dog detaining a man on the ground.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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