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Silencer   Listen
noun
Silencer  n.  One that silences; specif.:
(a)
The muffler of an internal-combustion engine.
(b)
Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
(c)
A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.






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