pistol

noun/ˈpɪstəl/

Frequency rank: #4,621 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.

Illustration for the English word “pistol”

Example sentence

The detective found a small pistol hidden under the floorboard.

Synonyms & related words

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