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Definition of: silencer
(sī′lən·sər) noun
1. A tubular device attached to the muzzle of a firearm rendering the discharge noiseless.
2. A muffler (def. 2).
3. A device to prevent the buzzing of telegraph or telephone wires.
a. Socket for attaching to gun.
b. Vortex chamber for gases.
c. Passage groove for bullet.
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