pistol
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,798 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 47,673 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand also: handgun, side arm, shooting iron
pistol in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Dr. Bird gripped his pistol and waited.
Poisoned Air · S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek · Chapter 1
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In a flash his hand dropped the pistol into the pocket of his dinner jacket and his face changed.
The City in the Clouds · Guy Thorne · Chapter 3
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When he could no longer be seen he turned, and, aiming his pistol at the dog, pulled the trigger.
Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales · Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory · Chapter 2
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He stepped back quickly, cocked his pistol; but ere he could fire Blackbeard had swung down upon him with his cutlass.
The Boy's Book of the Sea · Eric Wood · Chapter 3
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At the same moment he saw the path took a turn in the scrub, and drawing out a pistol, ran down it.
The Moving Finger · Mary Gaunt · Chapter 1