ray gun

See also: raygun and ray-gun

English

Noun

ray gun (plural ray guns)

(science fiction) A fictional weapon that emits harmful rays.
- 1972, “Moonage Daydream”, in The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, performed by David Bowie:
  Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe / Put your ray gun to my head

Synonyms

energy weapon (formal)

Translations

a science fiction energy weapon

Catalan: pistola de raigs f
Finnish: sädease (fi), sädepyssy (fi), sädepistooli
German: Strahlengewehr n
Icelandic: geislabyssa f
Korean: 광선총 (gwangseonchong)
Portuguese: arma de raio f, arma de raios f
Spanish: pistola de rayos f
Swedish: strålpistol c
Welsh: dryll pelydr m, gwn pelydr m

See also

Anagrams

Ruyang, ungray

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