line gun
English
A U.S. Navy M-14 rifle retrofit as a line gun, firing a line across from one ship to another while underway at sea.
An antique line gun, designed with a rocket projectile to propel the rope line across
Noun
- (nautical, orienteering, search and rescue) A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.
- (science fiction) A beam weapon, that shoots a long-duration beam to burn through the target, like a laser cutter
Alternative forms
- linegun
Synonyms
(gun to pass a line across):
- line launcher gun
- line launching gun
- line thrower gun
- line throwing gun
- rope gun
- rope launcher gun
- rope launching gun
- rope thrower gun
- rope throwing gun
Hyponyms
(gun to pass a line across):
- bridge gun
- bridger gun
- bridging gun
- bridge line gun
- bridge line launcher gun
- bridge line launching gun
- bridge line thrower gun
- bridge line throwing gun
- bridger line gun
- bridger line launcher gun
- bridger line launching gun
- bridger line thrower gun
- bridger line throwing gun
- bridging line gun
- bridging line launcher gun
- bridging line launching gun
- bridging line thrower gun
- bridging line throwing gun
- rescue line gun
- rescue line launcher gun
- rescue line launching gun
- rescue line thrower gun
- rescue line throwing gun
- rescue rope gun
- rescue rope launcher gun
- rescue rope launching gun
- rescue rope thrower gun
- rescue rope throwing gun
Coordinate terms
(gun to pass a line across):
- bridger
- bridge line launcher
- bridge line thrower
- bridging line launcher
- bridging line thrower
- bridger line launcher
- bridger line thrower
- rescue line launcher
- rescue line thrower
- rescue rope launcher
- rescue rope thrower
See also
(gun to pass a line across):
Category:Line-throwing devices on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - harpoon gun (those that fire harpoons attached to lines)
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