handgun

[ hand-guhn ]
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noun
  1. any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.

Origin of handgun

1
First recorded in 1400–50, handgun is from the late Middle English word handgone.See hand, gun1

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British Dictionary definitions for handgun

handgun

/ (ˈhændˌɡʌn) /


noun
  1. a firearm that can be held, carried, and fired with one hand, such as a pistol

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