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slugthrower

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A firearm that fires bullets.

Examples

“He had been pulling the trigger of his slugthrower all this time, but now the firing pin clicked at last⟳ upon an empty firing chamber.”
“Each had a holstered sidearm: slugthrower, not stunner.”
“From the confident manner with which she held her long-barreled slugthrower, Mirina guessed that some of the medals were for marksmanship.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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