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. John Urquhart:

   There’s nothing standard about approaching a driver with a pistol out. That should not have happened.

2. David Katz:

   Give me an hour, I'll tell you how to hold a pistol and look professional, you may not be able to really shoot, but you'll be able to look professional when you're holding that pistol -- but I wouldn't trust you to check it and verify the status. Not unless you're trained a little better.

3. Samaritan Women:

   I didn't know I was in hell, i thought it was just life. Over those years I was held hostage, shot at, beaten with a pistol. And somewhere in my sick mind I thought this is how life is supposed to be.

4. Sheriff Coy Reid:

   Marvin Jacob Lee jumped out of Marvin Jacob Lee car with a pistol and started shooting, then Marvin Jacob Lee walked over to that person and shot Marvin Jacob Lee several times in the back and killed Marvin Jacob Lee.

5. Raymond Schrump:

   They put a pistol to my head and I thought I was going to being executed right there on the spot, all I could think about was my family.