Synonyms for pistol
ˈpɪs tlpis·tol

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1. pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting ironnoun

   a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

   Synonyms:
   side arm, shooting iron, handgun

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1. List of paraphrases for "pistol":

   gun, handgun, revolver, gunpoint, weapon, sidearm, shotgun, pistol-like-object

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1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   We don't point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.

2. Mark Galeotti:

   Usually it is relatively easy to get a pistol or anything up to an assault rifle, but it is much harder to get an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) or a machine gun or the boring things like spare parts for the above. You actually need to have a proper war for these sorts of things to become available and, lo and behold, you have a proper war.

3. Jason Clark:

   Gonzalo Lopez fired several rounds at officers and was armed with an AR-15 and a pistol.

4. Simms:

   The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air.

5. Fernando Montoya:

   He said a guy pulled a pistol out of a guitar case and started to shoot.