tranquilizer gun
Shoots darts, causes sleep
A tranquilizer gun is a weapon that fires darts or projectiles containing sedative drugs, used to immobilize animals without killing them.
Wildlife researchers use them to tag or relocate animals; zookeepers use them for handling dangerous specimens.
In fiction, tranquilizer guns often appear as a convenient way to incapacitate people: He took out the guard with a tranq gun.
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- put to sleepInduce unconsciousness or death
- zooPublic animal collection
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
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- ranged weaponsbow and arrow, crossbow, longbow, rifle, pistol
- field gearbinoculars, camera trap, canteen, field journal, compass
- air gunsair rifle, air pistol, BB gun, pellet gun, pellet rifle
- wildlife research toolscamera trap, tracking collar, radio transmitter, binoculars, spotting scope
tranquilizer gunassault rifle
Automatic infantry combat weapon
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tranquilizer gunadrenaline shot
Injected stimulant for emergencies
EpiPen · smelling salts · defibrillator · cattle prod · Taser
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