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Definition of heat gun

heat gun

Plural:heat guns
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A handheld device resembling a pistol that emits a directed stream of highly heated air, commonly used in construction, electronics, and crafts for tasks such as stripping paint, shrinking heat-shrink tubing, and softening plastics or adhesives.

Example

"The technician used a heat gun to carefully shrink the protective tubing around the newly spliced electrical wires."

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• Nearby Words

heartworm
hearty
heat
heat gun
heat sink
heatable
heated

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Heat gun. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/heat-gun
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