BB gun


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BB gun

n.
A small air rifle that shoots BBs.
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Noun1.BB gun - an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
air gun, air rifle, airgun - a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
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In that district, Rose said, the school board believed alternative school would be an appropriate disciplinary action for a student who was involved in an incident with a BB gun.
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A man with a suspected BB gun has been arrested after armed police swarmed a busy Gateshead street.
South Wales Police said a 13-yearold boy was found with a bright orange BB gun, which was seized by police, and a box of yellow plastic pellets.
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That line was famously uttered by Ralphie in the movie A Christmas Story to describe his personal equalizer and faithful sidekick, the one-and-only Red Ryder BB Gun. Of course, real Daisy collectors all know the Red Ryder never really had a compass nor sundial, at least until the movie became popular.
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A reckless yob armed with a BB gun pelted punters close to a Paisley bookies.