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Silencer

noun
1.
Short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing.
2.
A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise.  Synonym: muffler.





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"Silencer" Quotes from Famous Books



... Japanese exclusion, Hindu exclusion suddenly became party shibboleths—always for the party out of power, never for the party in power. The party in power kept a special Maxim silencer on the subject of Oriental immigration. The politician in office kept one finger on his lip and wore rubber-soled shoes whenever an almond-eyed was mentioned. With that beautiful consistency which only a politician ...
— The Canadian Commonwealth • Agnes C. Laut


Words linked to "Silencer" :   acoustic device, tube, silence, exhaust, tubing, exhaust system


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