pistol

1. A firearm that is held and fired with one hand (synset 103954735)
   is a type of: firearm, piece, small-arm - a portable gun
   subtypes:

   • automatic, automatic pistol - 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
   • 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
   • verey pistol, very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flares
   • zip gun - a crude homemade pistol
   has: 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
   same as: handgun, shooting iron, side arm

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