line gun

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English

A U.S. Navy M-14 rifle retrofit as a line gun, firing a line across from one ship to another while underway at sea.
An antique line gun, designed with a rocket projectile to propel the rope line across

Noun

line gun (plural line guns)

  1. (nautical, orienteering, search and rescue) A firearm designed to shoot a rope across a distance, usually used to pass lines from one ship to another.
  2. (science fiction) A beam weapon, that shoots a long-duration beam to burn through the target, like a laser cutter

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