railgun
English
/ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/
noun
Definitions
- An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current for propelling a projectile down a track of two conductive rails.
- A railway gun.
- A benchrest rifle.
Etymology
Compound from English rail (garment, gown) + English gun.
Origin
English
gun
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerogun English
- antigun English
- antirail English
- bedrail English
- blowgun English
- breastrail English
- bullrail English
- cantrail English
- cograil English
- coilgun English
- cryogun English
- enrail English
- flashgun English
- footgun English
- footrail English
- grabrail English
- guardrail English
- guiderail English
- gun English
- gun kata English
- gun pit English
- gun-brig English
- gun-happy English
- gun-shy English
- gunbattle English
- gunbearer English
- gunbelt English
- gunbird English
- gunboat English
- gunbroke English
- guncotton English
- gunfight English
- gunfighter English
- gunfighting English
- gunfire English
- gunflash English
- gunflint English
- gunful English
- gunhand English
- gunite English
- gunless English
- gunlike English
- gunline English
- gunlock English
- gunloon English
- gunmaker English
- gunman English
- gunmanship English
- gunmetal English
- gunnage English
- gunnel English
- gunner English
- gunnery English
- gunnish English
- gunowner English
- gunpad English
- gunperson English
- gunplay English
- gunpoint English
- gunpoke English
- gunport English
- gunpowder English
- gunpower English
- gunproof English
- gunrack English
- gunroom English
- gunrunner English
- gunrunning English
- gunshed English
- gunshield English
- gunship English
- gunshop English
- gunshot English
- gunshy English
- gunsight English
- gunslinger English
- gunslinging English
- gunsmith English
- gunsmithy English
- gunsmoke English
- gunstick English
- gunstock English
- gunstock war club English
- gunstone English
- gunwale English
- gunwise English
- gunwoman English
- gunwork English
- gunworks English
- handgun English
- handrail English
- headrail English
- hitchrail English
- hookgun English
- hot rail English
- hotgun English
- hydrail English
- inrail English
- landrail English
- lasergun English
- machinegun English
- minigun English
- monorail English
- night-rail English
- non-rail English
- nonrail English
- outgun English
- potgun English
- pro-gun English
- pro-rail English
- progun English
- rail English
- rail-based English
- railbank English
- railbed English
- railbike English
- railbird English
- railborne English
- railbound English
- railbuff English
- railbus English
- railcar English
- railcard English
- railer English
- railest English
- raileth English
- railfan English
- railfare English
- railful English
- railhead English
- railjoint English
- railless English
- railman English
- railmotor English
- railroad English
- railside English
- railtour English
- railway English
- railwoman English
- railworks English
- railyard English
- rerail English
- scattergun English
- shotgun English
- slum gun English
- snowgun English
- spear gun English
- speargun English
- splatter-gun English
- supergun English
- tramrail English
- unrail English
- up-gun English
- zipgun English
- rail Dutch, Flemish
- rail French
- raíl Spanish, Castilian
- レール Japanese
- レールガン Japanese
- gunne Middle English
- rail Middle English
- rail Catalan, Valencian
- रेल Hindi
- రైలు Telugu
- gunn Manx
- ৰেল Assamese
- reli Swahili
- 레일 Korean
- gan Tok Pisin
- རི་ལི Tibetan
- gon Sranan Tongo
- reel Atong (India)
- gun
- rail
- progun
- potgun
- zipgun
- gunful
- up-gun
- enrail
- rerail
- railer
- hotgun
- inrail
- gunman
- gunner
- outgun
- gunpad
- gunite
- unrail
- gunnel
- gunshy
- gunnish
- coilgun
- railfan
- gunhand
- gunshop
- gunport
- gun pit
- minigun
- nonrail
- railman
- gunless
- pro-gun
- hookgun
- bedrail
- shotgun
- railbus
- gunrack
- hydrail
- cryogun
- gunshed
- gunnery
- railway
- cograil
- gunship
- gunloon
- gunroom
- railful
- gunshot
- gunplay
- footgun
- gunline
- gunlike
- gunlock
- aerogun
- gunbird
- antigun
- raileth
- snowgun
- gunbelt
- gun-shy
- gunnage
- railest
- gunfire
- gunboat
- gunwale
- railcar
- railbed
- blowgun
- gunpoke
- gunwise
- handgun
- gunwork
- gunstick
- gunmaker
- gunsmith
- tramrail
- gunstone
- slum gun
- bullrail
- supergun
- railbuff
- gunwoman
- gunproof
- railfare
- railside
- landrail
- gunpower
- antirail
- railroad
- footrail
- railhead
- gunstock
- grabrail
- gunbroke
- non-rail
- gunsight
- gunworks
- handrail
- gun kata
- gun-brig
- monorail
- hot rail
- gunflint
- railbank
- railcard
- railbird
- gunpoint
- gunowner
- gunflash
- railbike
- railyard
- headrail
- speargun
- railtour
- lasergun
- gunmetal
- railless
- flashgun
- cantrail
- pro-rail
- gunsmoke
- gunfight
- guiderail
- railmotor
- gunshield
- railborne
- spear gun
- guncotton
- gunbearer
- railworks
- railwoman
- gunsmithy
- gunrunner
- hitchrail
- gunpowder
- railbound
- railjoint
- gun-happy
- gunperson
- guardrail
- gunbattle
- rail-based
- scattergun
- gunrunning
- breastrail
- gunfighter
- machinegun
- gunslinger
- gunmanship
- night-rail
- gunfighting
- gunslinging
- splatter-gun
- gunstock war club