pistolet

Definitions of pistolet
  1. noun
    a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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    revolver
    a gangster's pistol
    revolver
    a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
    type of:
    arme à feu
    a portable gun
  2. noun
    the gun muzzle's direction
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    bouche, gueule
    the open circular discharging end of a gun
  3. noun
    a portable gun
    synonyms: arme à feu
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    fusil
    a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
    fusil de chasse
    firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
    carabine
    light automatic rifle
    revolver
    a gangster's pistol
    mousquet
    a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
    revolver
    a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
    type of:
    revolver
    a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
  4. noun
    a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
    synonyms: revolver
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    carabine à air comprimé
    a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
    artillerie, canon
    heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
    arme à feu
    a portable gun
    fusil
    a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
    fusil de chasse
    firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
    type of:
    arme
    any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
  5. noun
    a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate
    synonyms: pissoir, urinal, urinoir
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    plomberie
    a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
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