long gun

[ lawng guhn, long ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a handheld firearm with a long barrel, as a rifle, designed to be fired when braced against the shoulder:
Grab your long guns, and let’s get in some target practice.
Ordnance. a mounted firearm, as a cannon, with a long barrel, especially as compared to a shorter-barreled howitzer:
Near the foot of the watchtower was planted a long gun charged with the finest British powder.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of long gun¹

First recorded in 1530–40

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Example Sentences

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Leading up to that scene, Ellie strives to establish her own hero identity by training in hand-to-hand combat with men twice her size and sharpening her sniping skills with a long gun.

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A long gun was recovered from the scene, CBS reported.

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Crooks pointed his assault rifle at the officer, who slipped, fell to the ground and then started yelling into his radio: “He’s got a gun. He’s got a long gun.”

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Federal law prohibits dealers from selling handgun ammunition to anyone under 21 and long gun ammunition to anyone under 18, so the company set an across-the-board 21-year age requirement.

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I wasn’t expected to engage in combat operations with my “long gun,” as we called it.

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