Firearm
class of things · 1280 · Middle Ages
A weapon in which powder gases propel the projectile.
Principles and materials it uses
- Gunpowder — uses. Powder gases.
- Reaction force — uses. Recoil is Newton’s third law.
What it is a kind of
- Cannon — includes. A firearm.
- Musket — includes. A gun.
- Revolver — includes. A firearm.
- Machine gun — includes. A firearm.
- Rifle — includes. A weapon.