pistol

US: /ˈpɪstəɫ/

UK: /pˈɪstə‍l/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

pistol /'pistl/
  • danh từ
    • súng lục, súng ngắn
    • ngoại động từ
      • bắn bằng súng lục

    Advanced English dictionary

    + noun
    a small gun that you can hold and fire with one hand: an automatic pistol + a starting pistol (= used to signal the start of a race)
    See also - WATER PISTOL

    Thesaurus dictionary

    n.
    gun, handgun, revolver, automatic, Slang rod, piece, shooting-iron, Chiefly US gat, US Saturday-night special, heater, roscoe:
    In the United States, law enforcement officers are required to carry a pistol.

    Collocation

    ADJ.

    automatic, machine, semi-automatic | unlicensed | loaded | air, water | duelling, starting
    runners waiting for the starting pistol

    VERB + PISTOL

    load | draw, produce
    He drew his pistol, aimed and fired.
    | cock | aim, level, point, raise | fire | carry
    There were two of them, both carrying pistols.

    PISTOL + NOUN

    shot

    PHRASES

    at pistol point
    He was robbed in his hotel at pistol point.


    Concise dictionary

    pistolled|pistolling|pistols'pɪstl
    noun
    +a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

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