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guns

noun as in arms

noun as in battery

Strongest match

Strong match

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Example Sentences

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.

The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.

It sounds like from the PR [public relations] perspective they are sticking to their guns.

Like background check laws across the country, it will help keep guns out of dangerous hands, reduce gun crime, and save lives.

The NRA supports the open carry of guns in cafes, burrito shops, and the produce aisle.

Before daybreak we had ridden five and twenty miles, but had been compelled to abandon two more guns.

Then the enemy's howitzers and field guns had it all their own way, forcing attack to yield a lot of ground.

No doubt these very batteries are now getting back into concealed positions where our ships' guns will not be able to find them.

All night long they expected to hear the roar of the pursuing guns, to find the sabers of the Dragoons flashing over their heads.

An aeroplane had reported that the Goeben had come into the Narrows, presumably to fire over the Peninsula with her big guns.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to guns, such as: accoutrements, armament(s), artillery, equipment, firearms, and munitions.

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

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