automatic pistol

American  

noun

1. a type of pistol having a mechanism that throws out the empty shell, puts in a new one, and prepares the pistol to be fired again.

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Etymology

Origin of automatic pistol

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

“The pistol brace doesn’t make the pistol an automatic pistol….Except for stabilizing the pistol. It doesn’t change the pistol in any way.”

From Washington Times

Harper called for backup and was joined by Foerster, who discovered an ammunition magazine for an automatic pistol on Acoli, according to news reports of the trial and his appeals.

From Washington Post

Authorities say El Khazzani boarded the train in Brussels armed with the Kalashnikov, nine clips with 30 rounds each, an automatic pistol and a cutter.

From Seattle Times

El Khazzani boarded the train in Brussels armed with a Kalashnikov, nine clips with 30 rounds each, an automatic pistol and a cutter, according to investigators.

From Seattle Times

He was armed with a Kalashnikov, nine clips with 30 rounds each, an automatic pistol and a cutter, according to investigators.

From Washington Times