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		Definition of pistol in English: pistolnounPlural pistols ˈpɪst(ə)lˈpɪstl 1A small firearm designed to be held in one hand. 手枪 Example sentencesExamples -  Historically, the Walther PP was the first commercially successful double-action semiautomatic pistol.
 -  A figure in the shadows behind a dumpster aimed a Swiss automatic pistol.
 -  Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand.
 -  In addition, most Rangers had one or more single-shot flintlock pistols of varied design and manufacture.
 -  Each man had a pistol on his right hip and a shotgun of his back.
 -  Williams was carrying a loaded air pistol in his pocket.
 -  The business man agreed as he pulled out a laser pistol from his back holster.
 -  Jay stood back up and pulled out his small emergency laser pistol.
 -  Aruna pulled out a small pistol from a shoulder holster.
 -  Miss Dando's killer used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
 -  My grandmother carried a loaded pistol in her purse.
 -  Caine drew his pistol from its holster and leveled its muzzle at the approaching Carey.
 -  There's nowhere to run… but there's a .40 caliber pistol in your hand.
 -  In his hand he carried a pistol which was pointed at Carter.
 -  He quickly opened the door to his apartment and ran into it with his .45 caliber pistol in hand.
 -  Each vehicle should be assigned an M9 pistol.
 -  He was then apparently detained by palace staff but drew a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head.
 -  She aimed the loaded pistol at the officer who looked up with a startled expression.
 -  Taking direct fire, and outnumbered, he pressed forward, firing his M9 pistol at enemy forces.
 -  The glint of the silenced pistol was seen as Timothy drew out the weapon.
 
 Synonyms revolver, gun, handgun, side arm automatic pistol, six-shooter, thirty-eight, derringer, Browning automatic informal gat North American informal piece, shooting iron, Saturday night special, rod, roscoe trademark Colt, Webley, Luger 2US informal A very energetic or enterprising person.  when we first met, he was a pistol, full of ideals and a natural leader Example sentencesExamples -  Matilda, who early on threatens to be a real pistol of a character, becomes the stereotypical, eccentric spinster auntie who teaches her charges useful life lessons in between subjecting them to her annoying habits and quirky behavior.
 -  "He drove his clients crazy but they loved him to death," says his younger brother, Andrew. "He was a pistol."
 -  She'd scale short walls. Anything to get out of that place. Not because it was so terrible. But, because she could. She was a pistol.
 -  "Megan's a pistol, a real spitfire," says Cartwright, who, besides Bart, voices five other male dudes on the decade-old "Simpsons".
 -  I knew the last surviving daughter as well and she was a pistol, married eight times, a former flapper from the Twenties.
 -  My daughter Maria is 8 years old and she's a pistol.
 -  This gal is really a pistol...She wants everything.
 -  "She never backed down," Corio said. "She was a pistol."
 -  That 94-year-old grandmother is the subject of the article, and apparently she's a pistol.
 
 
 verbpistols, pistoled, pistoling, pistolled, pistolling ˈpɪst(ə)lˈpɪstl [with object]dated Shoot (someone) with a pistol. 〈旧〉用手枪射击 Example sentencesExamples -  In fact he pistolled the wounded Fraser at Culloden and the officers celebrated by splashing themselves in Highland blood.
 
 
 OriginMid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was 'whistle', hence 'a firearm' by the resemblance in shape. Pistol is a rare example of an early borrowing from Czech, from pišt'ala, ‘whistle, pipe’. The Hussite Wars in the 15th century were the first wars in which hand-held guns were of significance, and it is at this time that pišt'ala was used to describe a type of gun with a clear-sounding shot. The word rapidly spread through Europe and arrived in English via French. 
 RhymesBristol, Chrystal, crystal    Definition of pistol in US English: pistolnounˈpɪstlˈpistl 1A small firearm designed to be held in one hand. 手枪 Example sentencesExamples -  Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand.
 -  Jay stood back up and pulled out his small emergency laser pistol.
 -  Aruna pulled out a small pistol from a shoulder holster.
 -  There's nowhere to run… but there's a .40 caliber pistol in your hand.
 -  In addition, most Rangers had one or more single-shot flintlock pistols of varied design and manufacture.
 -  In his hand he carried a pistol which was pointed at Carter.
 -  Miss Dando's killer used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
 -  Each vehicle should be assigned an M9 pistol.
 -  The glint of the silenced pistol was seen as Timothy drew out the weapon.
 -  Williams was carrying a loaded air pistol in his pocket.
 -  Caine drew his pistol from its holster and leveled its muzzle at the approaching Carey.
 -  He was then apparently detained by palace staff but drew a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head.
 -  He quickly opened the door to his apartment and ran into it with his .45 caliber pistol in hand.
 -  Each man had a pistol on his right hip and a shotgun of his back.
 -  Historically, the Walther PP was the first commercially successful double-action semiautomatic pistol.
 -  The business man agreed as he pulled out a laser pistol from his back holster.
 -  She aimed the loaded pistol at the officer who looked up with a startled expression.
 -  A figure in the shadows behind a dumpster aimed a Swiss automatic pistol.
 -  My grandmother carried a loaded pistol in her purse.
 -  Taking direct fire, and outnumbered, he pressed forward, firing his M9 pistol at enemy forces.
 
 Synonyms revolver, gun, handgun, side arm 2US informal A very energetic or enterprising person.  when we first met, he was a pistol, full of ideals and a natural leader Example sentencesExamples -  This gal is really a pistol...She wants everything.
 -  I knew the last surviving daughter as well and she was a pistol, married eight times, a former flapper from the Twenties.
 -  She'd scale short walls. Anything to get out of that place. Not because it was so terrible. But, because she could. She was a pistol.
 -  That 94-year-old grandmother is the subject of the article, and apparently she's a pistol.
 -  "Megan's a pistol, a real spitfire," says Cartwright, who, besides Bart, voices five other male dudes on the decade-old "Simpsons".
 -  "He drove his clients crazy but they loved him to death," says his younger brother, Andrew. "He was a pistol."
 -  Matilda, who early on threatens to be a real pistol of a character, becomes the stereotypical, eccentric spinster auntie who teaches her charges useful life lessons in between subjecting them to her annoying habits and quirky behavior.
 -  "She never backed down," Corio said. "She was a pistol."
 -  My daughter Maria is 8 years old and she's a pistol.
 
 
 verbˈpɪstlˈpistl [with object]dated Shoot (someone) with a pistol. 〈旧〉用手枪射击 Example sentencesExamples -  In fact he pistolled the wounded Fraser at Culloden and the officers celebrated by splashing themselves in Highland blood.
 
 
 OriginMid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.     |