airgun
- n a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
- Last week, in the Federal High Court in Karlsruhe, the airgun killer was on trial, and for three days he quietly explained the circumstances behind his cold-blooded crime.
- Returning by night, Roden would cover his well-cut suit with a butcher's apron, work a steer or heifer out of the herd, and stun it with an airgun slug.