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Meaning of "supergun" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERGUN

supergun  [ˈsuːpərˌɡʌn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERGUN

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supergun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPERGUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

supergun

Supergun

A supergun is an extraordinarily large artillery piece. This size may be due to a large bore, barrel length, or a combination of the two. While early examples tended to have a fairly short range, more recent examples have sometimes had an extremely high muzzle velocity, resulting in a very long range. Depending on the design, they may be used to destroy heavy fortifications or bombard an enemy from extremely long range.

Definition of supergun in the English dictionary

The definition of supergun in the dictionary is any extremely powerful gun.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERGUN


antigun
ˌæntɪˈɡʌn
begun
bɪˈɡʌn
blowgun
ˈbləʊˌɡʌn
gun
ɡʌn
Gunn
ɡʌn
handgun
ˈhændˌɡʌn
outgun
ˌaʊtˈɡʌn
popgun
ˈpɒpˌɡʌn
potgun
ˈpɒtˌɡʌn
progun
prəʊˈɡʌn
shotgun
ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn
tangun
ˈtæŋˌɡʌn
unbegun
ˌʌnbɪˈɡʌn
windgun
ˈwɪndˌɡʌn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERGUN

supergene
supergiant
superglacial
superglue
supergood
supergovernment
supergraphics
supergrass
supergravity
supergroup
supergrowth
superharden
superheat
superheater
superheavy
superheavyweight
superhelical
superhelices
superhelix
superhero

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERGUN

air gun
BB gun
big gun
electron gun
elephant gun
field gun
jump the gun
machine gun
Ogun
paint gun
pellet gun
sawed-off shotgun
sawn-off shotgun
scatter-gun
shogun
smoking gun
spray gun
squirt gun
stun gun
water gun

Synonyms and antonyms of supergun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «supergun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERGUN

Find out the translation of supergun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supergun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supergun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超级大炮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supercañón
570 millions of speakers

English

supergun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

supergun
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدفع العملاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суперпушки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supergun
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

supergun
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supercanon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Supergun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Supergun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

supergun
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

supergun
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supergun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

supergun
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

supergun
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Supergun
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

supergun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

supergun
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

supergun
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суперпушкі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supergun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Supergun
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

supergun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

supergun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

supergun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supergun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERGUN»

The term «supergun» is normally little used and occupies the 117.533 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of supergun
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERGUN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «supergun» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «supergun» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supergun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERGUN»

Discover the use of supergun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supergun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bull's Eye: The Assassination and Life of Supergun Inventor ...
The life story of a preeminent American artillery scientist divulges the nature of his undercover dealings with South Africa and Iraq before his murder in March of 1990. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. Tour.
James Adams, 1992
2
Arms and the Man: Dr. Gerald Bull, Iraq, and the Supergun
Chronicles the life and death of Dr. Gerald Bull, inventor of the supergun and one of the greatest weapons experts in the world, who was murdered when he became involved in weapons dealing in the Middle East. Reprint.
William Lowther, 1993
3
Conspiracy Encyclopedia
PROJECT BABYLON: IRAQI SUPERGUN AND GERALD BULL Inventor Gerald Bull was murdered by Mossad The development of ballistic missiles during World War II made the idea of giant, ultra-long range artillery largely obsolete, but ...
Thom Burnett, 2006
4
Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain
played a large part in undermining the committee's ability to uncover the truth about Supergun. The committee's inquiries were obstructed both by an MP and the government. As we saw above, Sir Hal Miller MP, who had alerted officials to the ...
David Beetham, Stuart Weir, 2002
5
Field & Stream
Shooting Will a high rib and longer sighting plane help some kinds of shooting? Perhaps there's a better way to improve hits My Search for Supergun BY BOB BRISTER (r~^T\ uperguns, like trueloves and natu- ral bird dogs, are difficult to de - ) ...
6
RISE OF THE HUMAN ANDROIDS
As soon as the supergun is fully charged ina few seconds, I'mgoing to fireit unless thereare any objections,” Katherine yelledasshe studied her screen and listenedtothe various stationsonthe ship report. “It's your decision, you're thecaptain,” ...
Malcolm P. Chester, 2014
7
Social Semiotics of Arabic Satellite Television: Beyond the ...
In The Gun that Never Was, Phillip Knightley (1994)26 argues that the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's so-called supergun, which was discovered and dismantled by the United Nations weapons inspectors in the aftermath of the Gulf ...
Ali Darwish, 2009
8
Equally Insignificant
Chapter. 13. The. Supergun. Nightshift, February 1991. TV having at last arrived in the islands, the 'in crowd' had settled down to gawp, “The Hit Man and Her” and all was well on Fantasy Island. Bill Foster was reading his newspaper quietly in ...
Andy Hutchinson, 2008
9
The United States and Iran: Sanctions, Wars and the Policy ...
The manufacturer of the tube, Sheffield Forgemasters, called the British allegation “absurd,” and saidthat thesetubes wouldblowup if usedin constructionof a supergun; moreover, they arguedthat they had previously shipped 43 26 similar ...
Sasan Fayazmanesh, 2008
10
Handbook of Intelligence Studies
case a range of select committees, ISC, judicial and other inquiries beginning with the Trade and Industry Select Committee's (TISC) 1992 investigation ofthe supergun affairand concluding with the 2003–04 postmortems conducted by the  ...
Loch K. Johnson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERGUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supergun is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The BMW S 1000 RR - a breathtaking supergun
This “savage supergun” will shoot you from standstill to 100mph in just 5.8 seconds, and to 180mph in 17.5 seconds. That's the kind of speeds unavailable to ... «MoneyWeek, Feb 15»
2
Rosan: Here I come to save the day!
The masses bow in awe as they realize it's Supergun- a strange visitor from who knows where who walks the earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of ... «The Morning Sun, Nov 14»
3
Supercaps for a Supergun
It is well known that supercapacitors can send out their entire charge almost instantaneously and are capable of millions of charge/discharge cycles without ... «TTI MarketEye, Sep 14»
4
Le Supergun in a box d'Alex
Les Superguns sont des appareils électronique qui permettent l'utilisation des cartes de jeux au format 'JAMMA' qui équipaient les bornes d'Arcades d'antan ... «Gameblog, Aug 14»
5
The Supergun plot, murders and a report we can't ignore
They included Gerald Bull, the artillery expert and designer of the Iraqi Supergun, shot on the doorstep of his flat in Brussels in March 1990; and, nine days later, ... «The Independent, May 14»
6
Simon Armitage on rewriting Homer: Lily Cole's Helen 'is an Iraqi …
"Helen is an Iraqi supergun or the 45-minute claim. She is, ostensibly, the reason why the Greeks go to war – but she is not the reason," says Armitage, who ... «The Guardian, May 14»
7
Watch Navy's New Supergun Launch Shells at 5600 Mph
May 7 (Bloomberg) –- The Navy's newest super gun is a long range weapon that uses electromagnetic "Star Wars" technology. It launches projectiles that use ... «Bloomberg, May 14»
8
PLA tested superguns in Inner Mongolia desert: report
Back in the 1970s, China had already tested its first-generation Xianfeng supergun as part of the Project 640 anti-ballistic missile program, according to ... «WantChinaTimes, Nov 13»
9
Media Responds to TrackingPoint's Supergun 3000+ Yard Rifle …
TrackingPoint's™ announcement of a prototype firearm that more than triples the range of their existing Smart Rifle™ systems caused an immediate flood of ... «PR Web, Aug 13»
10
The ultimate rifle: British supergun that 'hears bullets' to be rolled out …
A supergun that targets enemy snipers by the sound of their gunfire is being trialled by British soldiers, it emerged today. The 'gunfire locator' is fitted next to the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Supergun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/supergun>. May 2024 ».
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