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Webster 1828 Edition

Handgun

HAND'GUN

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Noun.

A gun to be used by the hand.

Definition 2025

handgun

handgun

English

a handgun with magazine and ammunition

Noun

handgun ‎(plural handguns)

A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.

Translations

small, hand-held gun

Armenian: ատրճանակ (hy) ‎(atrčanak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 短槍 (zh), 短枪 (zh) ‎(duǎnqiāng), 手槍 (zh), 手枪 (zh) ‎(shǒuqiāng)
Dutch: vuistvuurwapen (nl) n
Finnish: käsiase (fi), käsituliase (fi)
French: pistolet (fr) m

Georgian: დამბაჩა ‎(dambača), პისტოლეტი ‎(ṗisṭoleṭi)
German: Handwaffe f, Pistole (de) f, Handfeuerwaffe (de) f
Greek: πιστόλι (el) n ‎(pistóli), (revolver) περίστροφο (el) n ‎(perístrofo)
Hebrew: אקדח (he) m ‎(ekdakh)
Hungarian: kézifegyver (hu)
Japanese: 拳銃 (ja) ‎(kenjū)
Portuguese: arma de fogo curta f
Russian: пистоле́т (ru) m ‎(pistolét)

Synonyms

pistol

Hyponyms