pistol
A handgunA handgun
» Tom bought a pistol.
Том купив пістолет.
Meaning
5 senses(broadly)A handgun
Pistole, Faustfeuerwaffe
пистоле́тpistolét, пу́шкаpúška
пістоле́тpistolét
A handgun
(broadly)The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel.
She leveled her pistol at the target.
The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
Zündpistole
A lively, high-energy person.
постре́лpostrél
An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Examples
143 sentencesTom bought a pistol.
Том купив пістолет.
Tom purchased a pistol.
Том придбав пістолет.
She shot him with a pistol.
ruОна выстрелила в него из пистолета.
deSie hat ihn mit einer Pistole erschossen.
Tom fired the pistol three times.
ruТом три раза выстрелил из пистолета.
Tom threatened Mary with a pistol.
ruФома угрожал Маше пистолетом.
deTom bedrohte Maria mit einer Pistole.
Translations
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Origin
Probably from Middle French pistole, or via Middle English pistolet, from Middle French piProbably from Middle French pistole, or via Middle English pistolet, from Middle French pistolet (“small firearm or small dagger”).
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Forms
plural: pistolsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand:handgunside armshooting iron