"starter pistol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: starter pistols [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} starter pistol (plural starter pistols)
  1. A handgun that fires blanks in order to start races. Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: starting gun Translations (handgun to start races): Startpistole [feminine] (German), ræsibyssa [feminine] (Icelandic)

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