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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescanon de fusil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.nɔ̃ də fy.zil
"Il a nettoyé le canon de son fusil avec soin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The metal tube of a firearm through which the projectile is expelled by expanding gas.
"He carefully cleaned the gun-barrel after a long day at the shooting range." - 2
Anything resembling a cylindrical tube used for guiding or containing a high-pressure discharge.
"The engineer inspected the heavy steel gun-barrel of the industrial extrusion machine."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Middle English words 'gunne' (referring to a firearm or engine of war, originating from the female name Gunilda) and 'barrel' (from Old French 'baril', meaning a cylindrical container). First recorded in the late 16th century, it originally described the tubular metal part through which a projectile is discharged.
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canon de fusil
Transliteration: ka.nɔ̃ də fy.zil
"Il a nettoyé le canon de son fusil avec soin."
Gewehrlauf
Transliteration: ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌlaʊf
"Der Jäger wischte den Gewehrlauf trocken."
canna di fucile
Transliteration: ˈkan.na di fuˈtʃi.le
"Ha ispezionato la canna del fucile prima di partire."
cañón de pistola
Transliteration: kaˈɲon de pisˈto.la
"El oficial miró a través del cañón de la pistola."
cano de arma
Transliteration: ˈkɐ.nu dji ˈaʁ.mɐ
"Ele limpou o cano da arma cuidadosamente."
बंदूक की नली
Transliteration: bandook ki nali
"उसने बंदूक की नली को साफ किया।"
枪管
Transliteration: qiāngguǎn
"他仔细擦拭着猎枪的枪管。"
총열
Transliteration: chong-yeol
"사격 후 총열을 청소하는 것이 중요합니다."
銃身
Transliteration: jūshin
"兵士は銃身の汚れを丁寧に拭き取った。"
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