Handgun

Noun CEFR B1

ˈhændˌɡʌn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolarma corta

Françaisarme de poing f pistolet revolver

DeutschBallermann Kurzwaffe MeuchelpufferPistole Revolver Wumme

24 more languages

العربيةالمسدس فرد مسدس

བོད་སྐད།ལག་མདའ

Bosanskipištolj revolver пиштољ

Cymraegllawddryll

Danskhåndskydevåben pistol

Ελληνικάπερίστροφο πιστόλι

فارسیتپانچه

Suomikäsiase käsituliase paukkurautapistooli pyssy reikärauta

עבריתאקדח

हिन्दीतमंचा

Hrvatskipištolj revolver пиштољ

Magyarkézifegyver

Հայերենատրճանակ

Bahasa Indonesiabeceng

日本語拳銃短銃

ქართულიდამბაჩა პისტოლეტი

한국어권총 닭다리

Kurdîpîstol revolver

Nederlandsvuistvuurwapen

Portuguêsarma de fogo curta revólver

Русскийпистолет

Српскиpištolj revolver пиштољ

Українськапістолет

Examples

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

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

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

handgunner Handguns handheld console handheld terminal Handhold handholder

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