pis·tol (p s t l)n. A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand. tr.v. pis·toled, pis·tol·ing, pis·tols To shoot with such a handgun. [French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech pí  t'ala, pipe, whistle, firearm, from pit ti, to whistle, of imitative origin.] |
pistol
Noun
a short-barrelled handgun [Czech pi\#st'ala]
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| Noun | 1. |  pistol - a firearm that is held and fired with one handautomatic 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 forty-five - a .45-caliber 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 |
Translations
n pistol [ˈpistl]
a small gun, held in one hand when fired He shot himself with a pistol. pistool مُسَدَّس пистолет pistole pistol die Pistole πιστόλι pistola püstol هفت تیر pistooli pistolet אֶקדָח पिस्तौल, तमंचा pištolj pisztoly pistol skammbyssa pistola ピストル 권총 pistoletas pistole pistol pistool pistol pistolet pistola pistol пистолет pištoľ pištola pištolj pistol ปืนพก tabanca 手槍 пістолет; револьвер پستول súng ngắn 手枪
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