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| BB |
a small shot of .18 inch diameter, used in an air rifle or air pistol. |
| bulldog |
a type of revolver or pistol with a short barrel and large caliber. [1/3 definitions] |
| burp gun |
see "machine pistol." |
| cap1 |
a tiny explosive charge, usu. contained in paper, for use in a toy pistol. [1/10 definitions] |
| cartridge clip |
a metal container or frame used to hold and load cartridges into an automatic rifle or pistol; clip. |
| derringer |
a small pistol that can be easily concealed in a pocket. |
| firearm |
a small weapon, such as a pistol or rifle, from which a shot is fired using exploding gunpowder. |
| forty-five |
a forty-five caliber pistol or revolver, or a cartridge of .45 inches in diameter to be used in such a gun. [1/3 definitions] |
| handgun |
a firearm that can be held and used with one hand, such as a pistol. |
| heater |
(slang) a pistol. [1/2 definitions] |
| holster |
a case for a small handgun, pistol, or tool, usu. made of leather and attached to a belt. |
| horse pistol |
formerly, a large pistol used by horsemen. |
| Luger |
trademark for an automatic pistol manufactured in Germany. |
| pentathlon |
in the Olympic games, a five-event contest in which each competitor must ride, on horseback, a cross-country course, run cross-country, swim, fence, and shoot a pistol. [1/2 definitions] |
| pistol |
to shoot by using a pistol. [1/2 definitions] |
| pistol-whip |
to strike violently and repeatedly with a pistol. |
| Sam Browne belt |
a waist belt with a diagonal strap over the right shoulder, worn as part of a military or police uniform, esp. as support for a pistol. |
| small arm |
(usu. pl.) a hand-held, low-caliber firearm, such as a pistol or rifle. |
| squirt gun |
a water pistol. |
| submachine gun |
a lightweight short-barreled automatic or semiautomatic gun, using pistol ammunition, that is fired from the shoulder or hip. |
| Very signal |
a colored signal flare fired from a special pistol for signaling at night; Very light. |
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