What is "air gun"

airgun \air"gun`\, air gun \air" gun`\(g[u^]n`). A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common BB gun is a type of air gun.

alt. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air. n. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.

n. a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air [syn: airgun, air rifle]

An air gun (often called pellet gun or BB gun depending on the projectile) is any variety of pneumatic weapon that propels projectiles by means of compressed air or other gas, in contrast to firearms, which use a propellant charge. Both the rifle and pistol forms (air rifle and air pistol) typically propel metallic projectiles, either pellets, or BBs. Certain types of air guns, usually rifles, may also propel arrows or darts with feathers.

An air gun is a gun which fires projectiles by means of compressed air or other gas.

Air gun may also refer to:

• Air gun (seismic), an energy source used in reflection seismology
• Airsoft gun
• Air vortex cannon, a toy that fires air vortices at a target
• BB gun, an air gun designed to fire spherical projectiles
• Impact wrench, also known as air gun, air wrench, impactor, rattle gun or torque gun