silencer
Collocations
5ADJ.
fitted, remarkable
VERB + SILENCER
effect, fashioned, gun, made, put
SILENCER + NOUN
baya, rifle
PREP.
on, with
ADV.
crudely
Definitions
noun
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
The Justice Department has defended the law for decades, arguing that it doesn’t ban silencers but simply governs how a buyer can acquire one. Still, late last week, prosecutors requested a 30-day pause in the criminal case against a firearms dealer found with an unregistered silencer because “the Department of Justice is re-evaluating its litigation positions regarding silencers.”
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Before the fitting of silencers to these locomotives was completed by the end of 1961, they were very noisy in operation, but the effect of the silencer has been remarkable.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system tha
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The Justice Department has defended the law for decades, arguing that it doesn’t ban silencers but simply governs how a buyer can acquire one. Still, late last week, prosecutors requested a 30-day pau
WiktionaryBefore the fitting of silencers to these locomotives was completed by the end of 1961, they were very noisy in operation, but the effect of the silencer has been remarkable.
WiktionaryThe man who shot Tom had a gun with a silencer on it.
Tatoeba · #5936407Mennad used a crudely fashioned silencer to shoot Baya.
Tatoeba · #6559991Bill made a DIY silencer for his rifle.
Tatoeba · #8736625Opening the desk drawer, which was almost empty, Pembroke removed an automatic pistol fitted with a silencer.
Tatoeba · #11098921