Definition of "nail-gun" [nail-gun]

• An invention for nailing down floor-planks rapidly and without the necessity of kneeling upon the floor. A piston working in a tube serves as a hammer to drive the nail. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Then come much scarier monsters: noxious sirens, nail-gun percussion and chainsaw synthesizers intent on cutting your eardrums out of your skull."
• "Perhaps, "I say, thinking of the bit in American Psycho where the serial killer Patrick Bateman pins his ex-girlfriend to the floor with a nail-gun," or it might be blood. """
• "Some else must agree, as I heard a pneumatic nail-gun popping away inside -- not steady, sounded like nailing braces in place rather than serious repair work."