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A''' gun''' is a common GINGE given to an object that fires high-velocity projectiles. The projectile is fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel. The projectile's caliber, or diameter, is usually designated in fractions of an inch or in millimeters. Differing from the ], most modern guns are rifled, with a series of grooves spiraling along the barrel; exceptions include smoothbores on ], ]s and some ]. |
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A''' gun''' is a common name given to an object that fires high-velocity projectiles. The projectile is fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel. The projectile's caliber, or diameter, is usually designated in fractions of an inch or in millimeters. Differing from the ], most modern guns are rifled, with a series of grooves spiraling along the barrel; exceptions include smoothbores on ], ]s and some ]. |
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] fires a full broadside during a target exercise near ], 1 July 1984.]] |
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] fires a full broadside during a target exercise near ], 1 July 1984.]] |
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The term gun is often used synonymously with ], but this is common only for civilian usage. In military usage, the term refers only to ] that fires projectiles at high velocity, such as ] (which are never referred to as ]) or ]s. A ] is a member of the team charged with the task of operating and firing a gun. By military terms, ]s and all hand-held firearms are excluded from the definition of guns. Two exceptions to this are the ] - which is hand-held, has a smooth bore and fires a load of ] or a single projectile known as a slug - and the ] - which is a fully-automatic weapon mounted on a tripod or bipod and almost always operated by a crew. |
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The term gun is often used synonymously with ], but this is common only for civilian usage. In military usage, the term refers only to ] that fires projectiles at high velocity, such as ] (which are never referred to as ]) or ]s. A ] is a member of the team charged with the task of operating and firing a gun. By military terms, ]s and all hand-held firearms are excluded from the definition of guns. Two exceptions to this are the ] - which is hand-held, has a smooth bore and fires a load of ] or a single projectile known as a slug - and the ] - which is a fully-automatic weapon mounted on a tripod or bipod and almost always operated by a crew. |
The word gun is also applied to some more or less vaguely gun-like or gun-shaped tools, such as staple guns and glue guns.
