handgun

hand·gun

H0042900 (hănd′gŭn′)n. A firearm that can be used with one hand.

handgun

(ˈhændˌɡʌn) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol

hand•gun

(ˈhændˌgʌn)

n. any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol. [1400–50]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

handgun - a firearm that is held and fired with one handpistol, shooting iron, side armautomatic pistol, automatic - a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is releasedderringer - a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrelfirearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"forty-five - a .45-caliber pistolgat, rod - a gangster's pistolhorse pistol, horse-pistol - a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemenpeacekeeper - the pistol of a law officer in the old Westrevolver, 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 obtainedsemiautomatic, semiautomatic pistol - a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuouslygunstock, 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; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"Verey pistol, Very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flareszip gun - a crude homemade pistol

handgun

noun pistol, automatic, revolver, shooter (informal), piece (U.S. slang), rod (U.S. slang), derringer A man armed with a small grey handgun escaped with a sum of money.

Translations

Pistolepistolarivoltella