handgun en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhændˌɡʌn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun English handgun From hand + gun.
Meanings
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A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game.
2009 January 13, M. R. Kropko, “Video-game addiction rejected as defence”, in Toronto Star:A related design and marketing innovation has been the sale to civilians of “vest busters,” handguns specifically designed to penetrate body armor.
2013, Tom Diaz, The Last Gun: How Changes in the Gun Industry are Killing Americans and what it Will Take to Stop it, page 166:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handguns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
iron · long gun · firearm · gun · piece · gat · air gun · rifle
Deriveds
Hypernyms
weapon · firearm · gun · ranged weapon
Synonyms
gat · heater · pistol[Appendix:Glossary · burner
Translations (37)
de Kurzwaffe (small, hand-held gun) · id beceng (small, hand-held gun) · izh pistoletti (small, hand-held gun) · fr arme de poing f pistolet (small, hand-held gun) · cmn 短槍 /短枪 (small, hand-held gun) · bo ལག་མདའ (small, hand-held gun) · hu kézifegyver (small, hand-held gun) · da pistol (small, hand-held gun) · fi käsituliase (small, hand-held gun) · de Meuchelpuffer (small, hand-held gun) · ka დამბაჩა (small, hand-held gun) · he אקדח (small, hand-held gun) · da håndskydevåben (small, hand-held gun) · ary فردي (small, hand-held gun) · ar مُسَدَّس (small, hand-held gun) · nl vuistvuurwapen (small, hand-held gun) · fr revolver (small, hand-held gun) · fi käsiase (small, hand-held gun) · cmn 手槍 /手枪 (small, hand-held gun) · et püstol (small, hand-held gun) · pt revólver (small, hand-held gun) · ka პისტოლეტი (small, hand-held gun) · ary كابوس (small, hand-held gun) · hy ատրճանակ (small, hand-held gun) · de Pistole (small, hand-held gun) · el περίστροφο (small, hand-held gun) · ja 拳銃 (small, hand-held gun) · et käsirelv (small, hand-held gun) · el πιστόλι (small, hand-held gun) · fa تپانچه (small, hand-held gun) · cy llawddryll (small, hand-held gun) · ru пистоле́т (small, hand-held gun) · pt arma de fogo curta (small, hand-held gun) · de Revolver (small, hand-held gun) · es arma corta (small, hand-held gun) · ar فَرْد (small, hand-held gun) · id senpi tangan (small, hand-held gun)