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[ hand-guhn ] / ˈhændˌgʌn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR handgun ON THESAURUS.COM
nounany firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol. Origin of handgunFirst recorded in 1400–50, handgun is from the late Middle English word handgone.See hand, gun1 Words nearby handgunhand, foot, and mouth disease, handful, hand glass, hand grenade, handgrip, handgun, handheld, handheld computer, handhold, handholding, hand horn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for handgunIn states that require a background check for every handgun sale, 38 percent fewer women are shot to death by intimate partners. Use Your Vote to Take Stand Against Domestic Violence|Shannon Watts|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST He qualified as “sharpshooter” on the M1911A1-45 ACP handgun in 1994. The (Sloppy) Swift-Boating of Michigan Democrat Gary Peters|Tim Mak|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the only option for carrying a handgun is to carry concealed, it unfairly discriminates against women and professionals. A Gun Owner Speaks: My Case for Open Carry|CJ Grisham|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST At 1:52 pm, Platt received a phone call informing him that a handgun had been used in the killing of German. The Teen Love Letters that Led to a Tragic Murder-Suicide in Florida|Michael Daly|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The argument escalated and Frazier pulled out a handgun and shot the host in the arm,” Gillespie said. Another Fatal Shooting in Las Vegas|John L. Smith|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST He was feeling too cheerful to use his rightful advantage over them, and decided to use a handgun, since they had nothing better. World Without War|E. G. von Wald But if you have ever fired a handgun, you don't even think about recoil. Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy "Ewyo dies if I'm touched," said Revel coolly, pointing the handgun at the squire's belly. The Buttoned Sky|Geoff St. Reynard Homer came to his feet and handgun in fist made a dash for the front entrance. Black Man's Burden|Dallas McCord Reynolds The first portable arms were the cannon and handgun, both adjusted to very heavy, straight butt-ends and very difficult to handle. The Spell of Belgium|Isabel Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for handgun
nouna firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to handgunrod, gun, firearm, musket, weapon, rifle, pistol, shotgun, revolver, piece, cannon, mortar, hardware, six-shooter, forty-five, heat, ordnance, difference, equalizer, howitzer |