Phrase guide

ray gun

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A weapon that shoots harmful rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, government, literature, media, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, publishing, science-fiction, tools, war, weaponry

Examples

  • Near-synonym: heat-ray

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: energy weapon, w:directed energy weapon, DEW, death ray, proton gun, proton beam, particle beamer, heat-ray

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gun, weapon

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pistola de raigs — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Finnish: sädease — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Finnish: sädepyssy — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Finnish: sädepistooli — a science fiction energy weapon
  • German: Strahlengewehr — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Icelandic: geislabyssa — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Korean: 광선총 (gwangseonchong) — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Portuguese: arma de raio — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Portuguese: arma de raios — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Spanish: pistola de rayos — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Swedish: strålpistol — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Welsh: dryll pelydr — a science fiction energy weapon
  • Welsh: gwn pelydr — a science fiction energy weapon