railgun

See also: rail gun

English

Alternative forms

rail gun

Etymology

rail +‎ gun

Noun

railgun (plural railguns)

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

Translations

electromagnetic gun

Chinese:
Mandarin: 磁道炮 (cídàopào), 電磁炮, 电磁炮 (diàncípào)
Finnish: raidetykki
French: canon électrique (fr) m, railgun (fr) m
German: Railgun f

Italian: please add this translation if you can
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

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