longarm

Frontier law enforcer

A longarm is a firearm with a long barrel, typically a rifle or shotgun, distinguished from handguns by requiring two hands to operate: He grabbed his longarm and headed out to check on the livestock.

In quilting, a longarm is a specialized sewing machine with an extended throat space, mounted on a frame to handle large quilts: She finished the quilt on her longarm in just a few hours.

enforcement

law

Binding principle or regulation

authority · warrant · reach · apprehension · extradition · fugitive · interstate · federal · marshal · custody

quilting

quilting

Layered fabric stitching

bobbin · thread · fabric · batting · piecing · pantograph · frame · hooping · stippling · meandering

firearm

rifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

musket · barrel · scope · caliber · ammunition · marksman · range · accuracy · stock · bipod

reach

extension

Added part or duration

range · leverage · accessibility · influence · scope · outreach · command · control · wingspan

Categories
Opposites
law enforcement jurisdiction

longarmbeat cop

Officer assigned regular route

municipal police · constable · patrolman · city police · town marshal

quilting equipment type

longarmhand quilting

Manual blanket stitching

reach or extension

longarmstub

Retained portion after detachment

stump

Family

elongate

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G