hotgun means A device for directing hot air.
Etymology
From hot (“hot”) + gun.
noun
- A device for directing hot air.“Compounds were detected by spraying with methanol:sulfuricacid (1:1) and then by heating with a hotgun.”
- Synonym of hot glue gun.“With the hotgun, incontrast, the holding chamber and the nozzle supply continuous heat to the wax, and the wax can be injected directly into the hole as a liquid.”
- A gun, such as a semi-automatic, designed to discharge its rounds very quickly.“As Jorgensen turned his back and as Baker was raising his hotgun; somehow it discharged, striking Jorgensen in the back.”