# firearm

Pronunciation: say "FY-ur-arm" /ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/

## Noun

1. A personal weapon that uses an explosive charge of powder to drive a projectile, often made of lead.
   - Simple: A weapon like a gun that uses gunpowder to shoot out a small piece of metal.
   - _The hunter carefully unloaded his firearm before crossing the fence._
   - _Modern firearms can fire several rounds in a single second._

## Origin

Formed from "fire," in the sense of discharging a projectile, plus "arm," meaning a weapon.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/firearm (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).