What is another word for blowgun?

Pronunciation: [blˈə͡ʊɡʌn] (IPA)

A blowgun, also known as blowpipe or blow tube, is a tool used for shooting small projectiles such as darts or pellets. Other synonyms for this tool include blowpipe launcher, pipe-gun, hollow dart blower, and tube shooter. The word blowtube can also refer to a similar tool that is used for smoking tobacco, herbs, or other substances. In some cultures, the blowgun has been used as a hunting or warfare weapon, and as such, it may be referred to as a dart gun, poison dart launcher or poison shooter. Regardless of the name used, a blowgun is a tool that requires skill, precision, and practice to use effectively.

Synonyms for Blowgun:

What are the hypernyms for Blowgun?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    tool, weapon, missile launching device.

What are the hyponyms for Blowgun?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for blowgun (as nouns)

Usage examples for Blowgun

The natural projectile weapon of the Negrito is the bow and arrow; that of the Malayan seems to be the blowgun - at present, however, largely replaced by the spear, though in some southern islands, especially in Paragua, it has held its own.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks
Venusians, if his memory was right, had a sort of blowgun as a main weapon.
"Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet"
Harold Leland Goodwin
Those blowgun darts aren't going to hurt you as long as they're hitting steel.
"Despoilers of the Golden Empire"
Gordon Randall Garrett

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