handgun

English

a handgun with magazine and ammunition

Etymology

hand +‎ gun.

Noun

handgun (plural handguns)

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

Synonyms

pistol

Hyponyms

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)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Tibetan: ལག་མདའ (lag mda')

Anagrams

gunhand

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