pistol

🇬🇧 UK/'pistl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A small handgun designed to be held and fired with one hand.

手枪

v.

To shoot at someone with a pistol.

用手枪射击

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
pistolother
=pistol

Common Collocations

  • 1.draw a pistol拔出手枪
  • 2.pistol shot手枪射击
  • 3.water pistol水枪
  • 4.pistol grip手枪式握把

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The detective drew her pistol before cautiously entering the abandoned warehouse.

  • 2.

    He kept a licensed pistol in his bedside drawer for self-defense.

  • 3.

    The starter fired a pistol to signal the beginning of the race.

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