"handgun" meaning in English

See handgun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: handguns [plural]
Etymology: hand + gun. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|gun}} hand + gun Head templates: {{en-noun}} handgun (plural handguns)
  1. A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand. Wikipedia link: handgun Categories (topical): Firearms, Weapons Synonyms: pistol Hyponyms: derringer, revolver Translations (small, hand-held gun): مُسَدَّس (musaddas) [masculine] (Arabic), فَرْد (fard) [masculine] (Arabic), كابوس (kābūs) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), فردي (fardi) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ատրճանակ (atrčanak) (Armenian), 短槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 短枪 (duǎnqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 手槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 手枪 (shǒuqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), pistol [common-gender] (Danish), håndskydevåben [neuter] (Danish), vuistvuurwapen [neuter] (Dutch), käsiase (Finnish), käsituliase (Finnish), arme de poing f pistolet [masculine] (French), revolver [masculine] (French), დამბაჩა (dambača) (Georgian), პისტოლეტი (ṗisṭoleṭi) (Georgian), Kurzwaffe [feminine] (German), Pistole [feminine] (German), Revolver [masculine] (German), Meuchelpuffer [masculine] (German), πιστόλι (pistóli) [neuter] (Greek), περίστροφο (perístrofo) (english: revolver) [neuter] (Greek), אקדח (ekdakh) [masculine] (Hebrew), kézifegyver (Hungarian), 拳銃 (kenjū) (Japanese), تپانچه (tapânče) (Persian), arma de fogo curta [feminine] (Portuguese), revólver [masculine] (Portuguese), пистоле́т (pistolét) [masculine] (Russian), ལག་མདའ (lag mda') (Tibetan), llawddryll [masculine] (Welsh)

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