Word

pistol, n.
(pistols)
freq. cnt. 17

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

handgun pistol shooting iron side arm

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

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hyponym

automatic pistol, automatic derringer forty-five gat, rod horse pistol, horse-pistol peacekeeper revolver, six-gun, six-shooter Saturday night special semiautomatic pistol, semiautomatic Very pistol, Verey pistol zip gun

hypernym

firearm, piece, small-arm

part meronym

stock, gunstock