railgun

See also: rail gun

English

Alternative forms

• rail gun

Etymology

From rail +‎ gun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/

Noun

railgun (plural railguns)

1. An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current for propelling a projectile down a track of two conductive rails.
2. A railway gun.
3. A benchrest rifle.

Translations

electromagnetic gun

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 磁道炮 (cídàopào), 電磁炮／电磁炮 (diàncípào), 电磁炮 (diàncípào)

• Finnish: raidetykki
• French: canon électrique (fr) m, railgun (fr) m
• German: Railgun f
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• Japanese: レールガン (ja) (rērugan)
• Portuguese: canhão elétrico m
• Russian: рельсотро́н (ru) m (relʹsotrón), ре́льсовая пу́шка f (rélʹsovaja púška)
• Spanish: arma de riel m, cañón de riel

railway gun — see railway gun

See also

• coilgun
• electric gun