handgun (redirected from Handguns)

hand·gun  (hndgn)

n.

A firearm that can be used with one hand.

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handgun [ˈhændˌgʌn]

n

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

handgun - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand pistol, shooting iron, side arm automatic pistol, automatic - a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released derringer - a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" forty-five - a .45-caliber pistol gat, rod - a gangster's pistol horse pistol, horse-pistol - a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen peacekeeper - the pistol of a law officer in the old West revolver, six-gun, six-shooter - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) Saturday night special - a cheap handgun that is easily obtained semiautomatic, semiautomatic pistol - a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" Verey pistol, Very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flares zip gun - a crude homemade pistol

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handgun

noun pistol, automatic, revolver, shooter (informal), piece (U.S. slang), rod (U.S. slang), derringer A man armed with a small grey handgun escaped with a sum of money.

Translations

handgun [ˈhændgʌn] N (esp US) → revólver m, pistola f

handgun hand gun [ˈhændgʌn] n → arme f de poing
hand-held handheld [ˌhændˈhɛld]

adj [device] → portatif/ive; [computer] → de poche; [camera] → de reportage

[ˈhændhɛld] n (= computer) → ordinateur m de poche