silencer

noun

si·lenc·er ˈsī-lən(t)-sər

: one that silences: such as

chiefly British : the muffler of an internal combustion engine

: a silencing device for small arms

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Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars. —

Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 Police found dozens of homemade bombs, 19 firearms, two silencers and a 98-page manifesto detailing Michael’s plot to commit mass murder at the local headquarters of the electrical workers union, according to the outlet. —

Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024 The blood in the silencer presented a grave difficulty. —

Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 Machine guns, other fully automatic firearms, and silencers are not permitted in the outer perimeter, Axios reported. —

Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for silencer