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noun
A gun that shoots BB-size pellets, typically using compressed air, or sometimes just a compressed spring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: air gun, airgun, air rifle
History
From the size of buckshot originally fired from this type of gun.
