BB Gun Definition

noun
A small air rifle that shoots BBs.
American Heritage

A gun that shoots BB-size pellets, typically using compressed air, or sometimes just a compressed spring.

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Other Word Forms of BB Gun

Noun

Singular:
BB gun
Plural:
bb-guns

BB Gun Sentence Examples

  • Many might agree a BB gun is violent since it can kill and wound small animals and birds and injure humans.

  • X-ray studies may be ordered to identify the location of a foreign body if it is metal, such as a pellet from a BB gun or air gun, or to evaluate the nasal area for evidence of repeated fractures when abuse is suspected.

  • Following the wishes of a young boy named Ralphie, the story traces his holiday season from his Christmas wish for a BB gun to shooting himself to a leg lamp.

  • A Christmas Story - Featuring Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun.

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