Firearm

Noun CEFR B1

ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m

Definitions

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

Equivalents

Españolarma de fuego arma pírica / ígnea / ignífera / vulcania chimba (artisanal)

Françaisarme à feu flingue

DeutschFeuerarm Feuerwaffe Schusswaffe

45 more languages

Afrikaansvuurwapen

العربيةالسلاح الناري سِلَاح نَارِيّ

বাংলাআগ্নেয়াস্ত্র

Bosanskipu

Catalàarma de foc

Češtinakvér palná zbraň

Cymraegarf tân arf tanio dryll

Danskskydevåben

Ελληνικάπυροβόλο όπλο

Esperantopafilo

Suomiampuma-ase tuliase tuliluikku

Galegoarma de fogo

हिन्दीअग्निशस्त्र आग्नेयास्त्र

Hrvatskipu

Magyarlőfegyver tűzfegyver

Հայերենհրազեն

Bahasa Indonesiabedil senjata api

Íslenskaskotvopn

Italianoarma da fuoco

日本語ファイアアーム火器砲銃砲飛び道具

ភាសាខ្មែរកាំភ្លើង

한국어銃 툭툭이 화기

Kurdîbedil bêdil pû

Latinaarma ignifera manuballista sclopetum

LëtzebuergeschFeierwaff

ລາວປືນ

Latviešušaujamierocis

Te Reo Māoripū

Монголбуу галт зэвсэг

Bahasa Melayusenjata api

Nederlandsvuurwapen

Polskibroń palna giwera klamka

Portuguêsarma de fogo

Românăarma de foc

Русскийогнестре́льное ору́жие

Српскиpu

Svenskabössa eldvapen skjutjärnskjutvapen

Kiswahilisilaha ya moto

తెలుగుతుపాకి

ไทยปืน ปืนไฟ อาวุธปืน

Türkçeateşli silâh

Українськавогнепа́льна збро́я вогнепальний

Tiếng Việthoà khí vũ khí nóng 銃

Examples

“David was arrested for illegal possession of firearms.”

“Understanding gun ownership in the US can help ⟳ inform ⟳ debates about firearm laws (or lack thereof). […] There are about 393 million privately owned firearms in the US, according to an estimate ⟳ by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey – or in other words, 120 guns for every 100 Americans.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See all B1 English words →

See also

Firearms firearms licence fireback Fireball fireballer Fireballs

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free