silencer

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Meaning

a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing

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Every week I watch Stuart Hall on It's A Knock-Out and realise with renewed despair that the most foolish thing I ever did was to turn in my double-0 licence and hand back that Walther PPK with the short silencer. Clive James

A day later, riding a bicycle in Berlin's Kleiner Tiergarten park, the suspect approached the victim from behind, firing a Glock 26 pistol equipped with a silencer at the side of Tornike K's torso, German prosecutors said. Source: Internet

Gene expression can also be controlled by repressor proteins that attach to silencer regions of the DNA and prevent that region of the DNA code from being expressed. Source: Internet

Gene expression can be controlled through the action of repressor proteins that attach to silencer regions of the DNA. Source: Internet

Orchid, whose family includes Orchid Solutions and Orchid Advisors, has been working with Silencer Shop for some time now. Source: Internet

Brinkley, using a Tec-9 semi-automatic handgun with a silencer from Bishop's gun collection, shot Bishop numerous times, Montgomery told authorities. Source: Internet

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