railgun

== English == === Alternative forms === rail gun === Etymology === From rail +‎ gun. (railway gun): From being a gun mounted on a rail car, and being railroad-mobile. (EM gun): From being a projectile ejecting device with a pair of electric conducting rails that a launch sled runs along, which shoots the projectile. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/, /ˈɹeɪ.jəl.ɡʌn/, [ˈɹeɪɫ.ɡʌn], [ˈɹeɪ.jəɫ.ɡʌn] === Noun === railgun (plural railguns) An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails. A railway gun. A benchrest rifle. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====