ETYM Old Eng. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Irish, Gael., and Late Lat. gunna, w. gum; possibly (like cannon) from Latin canna reed, tube; or abbreviated from Old Fren. mangonnel, Eng. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.
1. A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel).
2. The discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies.
Any kind of firearm or any instrument consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is discharged; see also artillery, machine gun, pistol, and small arms. + prikaži više

ETYM Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelbösse, a rifle gun, rifle to rifle a gun, German riefeln, riefen, to chamfer, groove), and Eng. rive. Related to Rive, Riffle, Rivel.
A shoulder weapon with a long barrel and a rifled bore.
Firearm that has spiral grooves (rifling) in its barrel. When a bullet is fired, the rifling makes it spin, thereby improving accuracy. Rifles were first introduced in the late 18th century. + prikaži više