ray gun

See also: raygun and ray-gun

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ray gun (plural ray guns)

  1. (science fiction, weaponry) A weapon that shoots harmful rays.
    Synonyms: energy weapon (formal), directed energy weapon (formal), DEW; death ray
    Hypernyms: gun < weapon
    • 1972, “Moonage Daydream”, in The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, performed by David Bowie:
      Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe / Put your ray gun to my head

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