- 1. n. short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing Source: wordnet
- 2. n. a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise Source: wordnet
- 3. (a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases. Source: webster
- 4. n:100 n. short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing n. a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise Source: ecdict
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