释义 |
riot gun in American English US a small firearm, esp. a short-barreled repeating shotgun, used to disperse rioters riot gun in American Englishnouna gun, esp. a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury Word origin [1925–30 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, decibel, distinctive feature, dropout, gimmick |