[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

firearm \fire"arm`\ fimacr"aumrm`, n.
   a gun, pistol, or any weapon from which a shot is discharged
   by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

firearm
     n : a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
         syn: piece, small-arm
see also:
piece small-arm 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 moby thesaurus words for "firearm":
   automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun,
   heater, musket, peashooter, piece, pistol, repeater, revolver,
   rifle, rod, sawed-off shotgun, shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun,
   six-shooter

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