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speargunnoun
A gun that fires a spear (normally used underwater)
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Speargun
A speargun is a ranged underwater fishing device designed to launch a tethered spear or harpoon to impale fish or other marine animals and targets. Spearguns are used in sport fishing and underwater target shooting. The two basic types are pneumatic and elastic (powered by rubber bands). Spear types come in a number of varieties including threaded, break-away and lined. Floats and buoys are common accessories when targeting larger fish.
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Speargun
A speargun is an underwater fishing implement designed to fire a spear at fish. The basic components of a speargun are: A spear, a stock/barrel, and a handle/grip containing a trigger mechanism. Spearguns are usually from .5 m to 2 m long, round or roughly rectangular from 28 mm - 75 mm in diameter/width. The two most common types are: ⁕Rubber powered - which are the simplest and cheapest to maintain, with rubber being the predominant type, and; ⁕Air powered. Rubber powered ones come in two types: those made from wood, and those of sealed tubing metal or composite and/or a combination of these materials construction: referred to as the Stock or Barrel respectively. Those of a tubular barrel variety have separate "muzzles" fitting in or over one end of the tube, for attaching the rubber bands; whilst others, mainly have the bands passing through a horizontal slot in the stock. A rubber powered gun, besides the barrel, has the following parts: ⁕A spear, and a trigger mechanism to engage the spear to keep the gun in a loaded state of readiness when it is loaded.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of speargun in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of speargun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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