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Definition of silencer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

silencer

noun
 
/ˈsaɪlənsə(r)/
 
/ˈsaɪlənsər/
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  1. (British English)
    (North American English muffler)
    a device that is fixed to the exhaust of a vehicle in order to reduce the amount of noise that the engine makesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. a device that is fixed to the end of a gun in order to reduce the amount of noise that it makes when it is fired
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