handgun

CEFRC1

/ˈhændˌɡʌn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small gun designed to be held in one hand.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Layla's only defense against the dingos was a handgun.

  • Do you own a handgun?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Fadil purchased a handgun.

  • A related design and marketing innovation has been the sale to civilians of “vest busters,” handguns specifically designed to penetrate body armor.

  • Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game.

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Origin

noun

From hand + gun.