"handgun" meaning in English

See handgun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: handguns [plural]
Etymology: From hand + gun. Etymology templates: {{af|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), püstol (Estonian), käsirelv (Estonian), 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), pistoletti (Ingrian), 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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        "feminine"
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      "word": "Pistole"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Revolver"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Meuchelpuffer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pistóli",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πιστόλι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "english": "revolver",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "perístrofo",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "περίστροφο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ekdakh",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אקדח"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "word": "kézifegyver"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "word": "pistoletti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kenjū",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "word": "拳銃"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tapânče",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "word": "تپانچه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arma de fogo curta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "revólver"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pistolét",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пистоле́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "lag mda'",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "word": "ལག་མདའ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small, hand-held gun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llawddryll"
    }
  ],
  "word": "handgun"
}

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